1. Rates of Imprisonment
| Table A1 Numbers of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Prisoners* | ||||||||
| Year |
NSW |
VIC |
QLD |
WA | ||||
|
Indigenous |
Non-Indigenous | Indigenous | Non-Indigenous | Indigenous | Non-Indigenous | Indigenous | Non-Indigenous | |
| 1988 |
385 |
4320 |
65 |
2006 |
431 |
1943 |
528 |
1121 |
| 1989 |
415 |
4868 |
86 |
2170 |
412 |
1978 |
558 |
1010 |
| 1990 |
579 |
5811 |
88 |
2228 |
367 |
1929 |
585 |
1135 |
| 1991 |
664 |
6455 |
91 |
2219 |
346 |
1748 |
577 |
1149 |
| 1992 |
651 |
6853 |
106 |
2171 |
370 |
1647 |
574 |
1319 |
| 1993 |
729 |
6918 |
105 |
2167 |
427 |
1641 |
637 |
1392 |
| 1994 |
825 |
7021 | 141 | 2382 |
561 |
1954 |
688 |
1449 |
| 1995 |
865 |
6916 |
128 |
2340 |
639 |
2227 |
714 |
14911 |
| Year | SA | TAS | NT |
Australia | ||||
|
Indigenous |
Non- Indigenous |
Indigenous |
Non-Indigenous |
Indigenous |
Non-Indigenous |
Indigenous |
Non- Indigenous | |
| 1988 | 114 | 730 |
10 |
287 |
276 |
105 |
1809 |
10512 |
| 1989 |
102 |
769 |
9 |
236 |
243 |
105 |
1825 |
11139 |
| 1990 |
124 |
807 |
12 |
225 |
286 |
129 |
2041 |
12264 |
| 1991 |
150 |
892 |
10 |
255 |
328 |
137 |
2166 |
12855 |
| 1992 |
187 |
965 |
13 |
256 |
322 |
125 |
2223 |
13336 |
| 1993 |
185 |
978 |
14 |
251 |
319 |
103 |
2416 |
13450 |
| 1994 |
225 |
1127 |
26 |
228 |
322 |
119 |
2742 |
14302 |
| 1995 |
259 |
1141 |
13 |
231 |
330 |
136 |
2907 |
14501 |