Tier 1NTTriangulated · 3
$1260k
per young person per year in detention
← Centre of Excellence
Northern Territory
Youth justice landscape · NT
What the data shows about young people, detention, community, and money in Northern Territory. Every claim is sourced. Triangulation badges mark which claims are backed by three or more independent sources.
Cost asymmetry
Detention scale
Tier 1NTTriangulated · 3
47 young people detained on the average day in NT (2024-25)
Tier 2NTTriangulated · 3
60 youth detention beds in NT
Youth detention bed capacity (NT) →
live registerFrontline organisations
9 confirmed Tier 1 · 8 Indigenous-led
Tier 1NTCorroborated · 2
9
Tier 1 primary frontline YJ orgs (NT) →
live registerCatholicCare NT
primary_frontline
ABN 49861718108
- Indigenous-led
Kalano Community Association Inc
primary_frontline
ABN 17030032930
- Indigenous-led
Kurdiji Aboriginal Corporation
primary_frontline
ABN 32494962004
- Indigenous-led
Lhere Artepe Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
primary_frontline
ABN 91884217942
- Indigenous-led
Ngurratjuta/Pmara Ntjarra Aboriginal Corporation
primary_frontline
ABN 79602462309
- Indigenous-led
North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency Ltd
legal_service
ABN 63118017842
- Indigenous-led
Oonchiumpa
primary_frontline
ABN 53658668627
- Indigenous-led
The Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation
primary_frontline
ABN 52755439387
- Indigenous-led
Urapuntja Health Service Aboriginal Corporation
primary_frontline
ABN 45449518275
Indigenous-controlled share
Live from the Tier 1 register
89%
8 of 9 confirmed Tier 1 organisations in Northern Territory are Indigenous-controlled.
Foundation flows into Northern Territory
YJ-relevance coverage incomplete
Only 2,805 of 5,918 foundation grants (47%) have been classified for youth-justice relevance. The YJ-relevant numbers below are a floor, not a ceiling. The remaining grants are being processed.
All foundation grants
$6.8M
across 130 grants
YJ-relevant share (classified so far)
$0.76M
7 grants · 11.1% of total · floor only
Top funder
THE TRUSTEE FOR THE IAN POTTER FOUNDATION
$5.08M total
Top 5 funders by dollars into Northern Territory
- 1.THE TRUSTEE FOR THE IAN POTTER FOUNDATION$5.08M
- 2.Foundation For Rural And Regional Renewal$1.72M
- 3.The Myer Foundation$0.01M
- 4.The Trustee For Central Australian Aboriginal Charitable Trust$0.00M
- 5.Redtails Pinktails Right Tracks Foundation Incorporated$0.00M
NT oversight findings
- NT·NT Auditor-General·2023-03-15
Address chronic non-attendance in remote schools — 43% attendance rate in very remote NT schools
National oversight findings (federal scope)
- National·Productivity Commission·2026-01-31
Address widening gap in Year 9 NAPLAN results between metropolitan and remote students
- National·Universities Accord·2024-02-25
Implement needs-based university funding to replace demand-driven system
- National·Universities Accord·2024-02-25
Set a target of 80% of the working-age population to hold a post-school qualification by 2050
- National·Australian Human Rights Commission·2023-11-20
That all Australian governments end the use of solitary confinement, isolation, and segregation of children in youth detention, consistent with the Mandela Rules and Havana Rules
Source report