Tier 1QLDTriangulated · 3
$991k
per young person per year in detention
← Centre of Excellence
Queensland
Youth justice landscape · QLD
What the data shows about young people, detention, community, and money in Queensland. Every claim is sourced. Triangulation badges mark which claims are backed by three or more independent sources.
Cost asymmetry
Tier 2QLDCorroborated · 2
$180k
per young person per year in community supervision
Tier 2QLDTriangulated · 3
5.5×
derived live: $990,588 ÷ $180,007
Detention scale
Tier 1QLDTriangulated · 3
301 young people detained on the average day in QLD (2024-25)
Tier 2QLDTriangulated · 3
144 youth detention beds in QLD
Youth detention bed capacity (QLD) →
live registerTier 2QLDCorroborated · 2
72%
return to supervision within 12 months
Frontline organisations
3 confirmed Tier 1 · 2 Indigenous-led
Tier 1QLDCorroborated · 2
3
Snapshot says 92, live register shows 3. The live number is below.
Tier 1 primary frontline YJ orgs (QLD) →
live registerIndigenous-controlled share
Live from the Tier 1 register
67%
2 of 3 confirmed Tier 1 organisations in Queensland are Indigenous-controlled.
Foundation flows into Queensland
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
$27.6M
across 659 grants
YJ-relevant share (classified so far)
$2.24M
10 grants · 8.1% of total · floor only
Top funder
THE TRUSTEE FOR THE IAN POTTER FOUNDATION
$16.48M total
Top 5 funders by dollars into Queensland
- 1.THE TRUSTEE FOR THE IAN POTTER FOUNDATION$16.48M
- 2.Foundation For Rural And Regional Renewal$7.41M
- 3.The Myer Foundation$2.36M
- 4.The Snow Foundation$0.52M
- 5.ART WITH LOVE FOUNDATION LIMITED$0.50M
QLD oversight findings
- QLD·qld-ombudsman·2025-11-01
Recommendations on detention centre conditions, watch-house usage, and capacity management. Found 42-102 children in watch-houses daily. Youth detention at 99.6% capacity.
Source report - QLD·qld-audit-office·2024-06-28
Strengthen investment practices to ensure decisions are based on sound market analysis, with the rationale for decisions clearly documented
Source report - QLD·qld-audit-office·2024-06-28
Strengthen leadership and governance by ensuring appropriate delegates attend committees, identifying key challenges, and improving information sharing across entities
Source report - QLD·qld-audit-office·2024-06-28
Formalize and execute plan for measuring the effectiveness of programs using its outcomes framework
Source report - QLD·qld-audit-office·2024-06-28
Continue implementing plans to address staff shortages, including considering alternative methods to rehabilitate young offenders while centres are in lockdown
Source report - QLD·qld-audit-office·2024-06-28
Agree on uniform, evidence-based approach to identifying young offenders with the highest risk of reoffending and ensure this information is shared
Source report
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