This report presents information on the youth detention population in Australia from June 2020 to June 2024. Among the 845 young people in detention on an average night in the June quarter 2024, most were male (90%), aged 14–17 (81%) and First Nations (60%). Over the 4-year period, the number of young people in detention fluctuated across quarters, though rose overall from 791 in the June quarter 2020.

“Youth detention population in Australia 2024”, published in 2024 by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.