❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the origin regions of young people held at Banksia Hill Detention Centre and Unit 18 between January and May 2023. The answer provides a breakdown by WA region and month.
AnsweredQoN 1443Legislative Council
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I refer to the months of January, February, March, April and May 2023 to-date respectively, and I ask: (a) what was the town or region of origin for young people held at Banksia Hill Detention Centre and Unit 18, broken down by distinct detainee?
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Answered
20 June 2023
Responded by
Minister for Emergency Services representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
8 days
(a)
Table 1: Distinct Young People Held at Banksia Hill Detention Centre or Unit 18 between 01 January 2023 and 23 May 2023; by Month and WA Region.
WA Region
January
February
March
April
May (to 23 rd )
Gascoyne
4
4
2
2
4
Goldfields-Esperance
3
3
0
4
1
Great Southern
4
4
2
2
2
Kimberley
26
20
18
19
22
Metropolitan
134
131
161
130
119
Mid-West
14
20
17
9
12
Peel
8
6
8
9
9
Pilbara
11
14
9
10
10
South West
10
11
10
8
5
Wheatbelt
2
2
9
6
2
Unknown
8
8
12
12
14
Please note:
1. WA Region reflects the last known address recorded at a young person’s reception into custody.
2. A young person may have multiple custodial stays and a potentially different last known address each stay, therefore the total for each month may be less than the WA region sum.
3. The data includes young people who were not detained overnight (i.e., received and discharged on the same day).
Table 1: Distinct Young People Held at Banksia Hill Detention Centre or Unit 18 between 01 January 2023 and 23 May 2023; by Month and WA Region.
WA Region
January
February
March
April
May (to 23 rd )
Gascoyne
4
4
2
2
4
Goldfields-Esperance
3
3
0
4
1
Great Southern
4
4
2
2
2
Kimberley
26
20
18
19
22
Metropolitan
134
131
161
130
119
Mid-West
14
20
17
9
12
Peel
8
6
8
9
9
Pilbara
11
14
9
10
10
South West
10
11
10
8
5
Wheatbelt
2
2
9
6
2
Unknown
8
8
12
12
14
Please note:
1. WA Region reflects the last known address recorded at a young person’s reception into custody.
2. A young person may have multiple custodial stays and a potentially different last known address each stay, therefore the total for each month may be less than the WA region sum.
3. The data includes young people who were not detained overnight (i.e., received and discharged on the same day).
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