Tier 1NationalTriangulated · 3
$1,326,739 per young person per year — average across Australia (2024-25)
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Evidence trail
Annual detention cost per young person (national average)
Triangulated, 3 or more independent sources · 3 sources on record
How this claim earns its headline
- Productivity Commission Report on Government Servicesconfidence 1.00supports
ROGS Table 17A.20: PC Report on Government Services.
Source record fields: rogs_table="17A.20", financial_year="2024-25" - youth_detention_facilitiesconfidence 0.95supports
19 canonical facilities with capacity_beds.
- AIHW Youth Justice in Australiaconfidence 0.90supports
AIHW independently reports detention figures.