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Annual detention cost per young person (VIC)

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: Productivity Commission Report on Government Services. Authoritative for cost per young person per day.

    Source record fields: daily_cost=7304.46, financial_year="2024-25"
  • youth_detention_facilitiesconfidence 0.95supports

    Canonical 19-row detention facility list with capacity + state.

  • AIHW Youth Justice in Australiaconfidence 0.90supports

    AIHW Youth Justice in Australia annual independently reports detention figures.