❓ QoN seeks data on juvenile detention at Banksia Hill, broken down by Indigenous status and frequency of detention. The answer provides tables with the requested data for 2018-2022 (to August).
AnsweredQoN 879Legislative Council
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(1) What is the total number of juveniles that were placed in Banksia Hill Detention Centre in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 to date? (2) For each of the years referred to in (1), how many were Aboriginal? (3) For each of the years referred to in (1), how many Aboriginal juveniles had been placed at Banksia Hill Detention Centre on more than 1, 2 and 3 or more occasions? (4) For each of the years referred to in (1), how many non-Aboriginal juveniles had been placed at Banksia Hill Detention Centre on more than 1, 2 and 3 or more occasions?
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Answered
11 October 2022
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
6 days
(1) See Table 1
(2) See Table 1
(3) See Table 2
(4) See Table 3
Table 1: Distinct Young People (YP) Received at Banksia Hill Detention Centre (BHDC)
Calendar Year
Aboriginal
Non-Aboriginal
Total Persons
2018
467
294
761
2019
462
286
748
2020
380
245
625
2021
397
232
629
2022
405
166
571
Table 2: Distinct Aboriginal YP Received at BHDC by No. of Times Received in Same Year
Calendar Year
One
Two
Three
More than 3
2018
250
94
50
73
2019
206
120
56
80
2020
189
84
43
64
2021
187
74
50
86
2022
236
92
36
41
Table 3: Distinct Non-Aboriginal YP Received at BHDC by No. of Times Received in Same Year
Calendar Year
One
Two
Three
More than 3
2018
158
60
35
41
2019
148
47
37
54
2020
116
52
22
55
2021
126
41
26
39
2022
90
36
16
24
Note: Calendar Year 2022 in Tables 1-3 above, refers to the period 1 Jan to 31 Aug 2022 inclusive
(2) See Table 1
(3) See Table 2
(4) See Table 3
Table 1: Distinct Young People (YP) Received at Banksia Hill Detention Centre (BHDC)
Calendar Year
Aboriginal
Non-Aboriginal
Total Persons
2018
467
294
761
2019
462
286
748
2020
380
245
625
2021
397
232
629
2022
405
166
571
Table 2: Distinct Aboriginal YP Received at BHDC by No. of Times Received in Same Year
Calendar Year
One
Two
Three
More than 3
2018
250
94
50
73
2019
206
120
56
80
2020
189
84
43
64
2021
187
74
50
86
2022
236
92
36
41
Table 3: Distinct Non-Aboriginal YP Received at BHDC by No. of Times Received in Same Year
Calendar Year
One
Two
Three
More than 3
2018
158
60
35
41
2019
148
47
37
54
2020
116
52
22
55
2021
126
41
26
39
2022
90
36
16
24
Note: Calendar Year 2022 in Tables 1-3 above, refers to the period 1 Jan to 31 Aug 2022 inclusive
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