Youth detention census

Territory Families compiles a daily census showing the number of young people held at the youth detention centres in Darwin and Alice Springs.

The graphs below summarise the weekly data for the latest year.

• average number of young people held in detention centres, and whether they are on remand or sentenced to detention
• average number by gender - per location and combined
• average number of young people in detention, and whether they are Aboriginal or non-Aboriginal

Average daily number in detention – by location

Average daily number in detention – by status

Average daily number in detention – by gender

Average daily number in detention – by Aboriginal status

• Average weekly juveniles in Detention - Glossary XLSX (10.7 KB)

Data from July 2017 can be downloaded using the link below:

• Average weekly juveniles in Detention XLSX (2.3 MB)