Tier 1NationalTriangulated · 3
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people are 16× more likely to be under youth justice detention than non-Indigenous young people (2024-25, national)
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Evidence trail
Indigenous over-representation in YJ detention (national)
Triangulated — 3 or more independent sources · 3 sources on record
How this claim earns its headline
- AIHW Youth Justice in Australiaconfidence 1.00supports
AIHW rate per 10K ATSI / non-Indigenous young people.
Source record fields: channel="detention", aihw_report_year="2024-25" - aihw_child_protectionconfidence 0.85supports
Out-of-home care pipeline corroborates the overrep dynamic.
- oric_corporationsconfidence 0.80supports
ACCO universe (denominator on ACCO-led delivery side).