Tier 1NationalTriangulated · 3
Detaining a young person costs 8.6× more per day than supervising them in the community ($3635/day vs $424/day, 2024-25)
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Evidence trail
Detention cost relative to community supervision cost (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
Derived from ROGS 17A.20 (detention) / 17A.21 (community). Same source for both sides.
- Cross-claim derivationconfidence 0.90supports
ROGS 17A.20 (detention) daily cost / ROGS 17A.21 (community) daily cost, both for financial year 2024-25, Australia totals.
Source record fields: financial_year="2024-25", community_daily=423.56, detention_daily=3634.9 - AIHW Youth Justice in Australiaconfidence 0.85supports
AIHW cross-checks underlying daily cost.