Tier 1NationalTriangulated · 3
860 young people detained on the average day in Australia (2024-25)
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Evidence trail
Average daily youth detention population (national)
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 17A.20 daily pop.
Source record fields: rogs_table="17A.20", financial_year="2024-25" - youth_detention_facilitiesconfidence 0.95supports
Corroborates ROGS detention claims via the 19-row canonical detention facility list with capacity + state.
- AIHW Youth Justice in Australiaconfidence 0.90supports
AIHW daily pop independently.