In 2021, there were approximately 29,760 non-indigenous prisoners and around 13,039 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners incarcerated across Australia. From 2009 the number of people imprisoned in Australia has risen year on year.
Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Australia from 2009 to 2021, by indigenous status (in 1,000s)
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (December 9, 2021). Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Australia from 2009 to 2021, by indigenous status (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/973444/australia-imprisoned-people-by-indigenous-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Australia from 2009 to 2021, by indigenous status (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/973444/australia-imprisoned-people-by-indigenous-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Australia from 2009 to 2021, by indigenous status (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/973444/australia-imprisoned-people-by-indigenous-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of People Sentenced to Imprisonment in Australia from 2009 to 2021, by Indigenous Status (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/973444/australia-imprisoned-people-by-indigenous-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Australia from 2009 to 2021, by indigenous status (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/973444/australia-imprisoned-people-by-indigenous-status/ (last visited February 02, 2023)
Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Australia from 2009 to 2021, by indigenous status (in 1,000s) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/973444/australia-imprisoned-people-by-indigenous-status/