Tier 1WATriangulated · 3
$1527k
per young person per year in detention
← Centre of Excellence
Western Australia
Youth justice landscape · WA
What the data shows about young people, detention, community, and money in Western Australia. Every claim is sourced. Triangulation badges mark which claims are backed by three or more independent sources.
Cost asymmetry
Tier 2WACorroborated · 2
$79k
per young person per year in community supervision
Tier 2WATriangulated · 3
19.2×
derived live: $1,527,218 ÷ $79,406
Detention scale
Tier 1WATriangulated · 3
75 young people detained on the average day in WA (2024-25)
Tier 2WATriangulated · 3
240 youth detention beds in WA
Youth detention bed capacity (WA) →
live registerTier 2WACorroborated · 2
53%
return to supervision within 12 months
Frontline organisations
1 confirmed Tier 1 · 1 Indigenous-led
Tier 1WACorroborated · 2
1
Snapshot says 8, live register shows 1. The live number is below.
Tier 1 primary frontline YJ orgs (WA) →
live registerIndigenous-controlled share
Live from the Tier 1 register
100%
1 of 1 confirmed Tier 1 organisations in Western Australia are Indigenous-controlled.
Foundation flows into Western Australia
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
$25.8M
across 308 grants
YJ-relevant share (classified so far)
$0.16M
5 grants · 0.6% of total · floor only
Top funder
The McCusker Charitable Foundation
$10.00M total
Top 5 funders by dollars into Western Australia
- 1.The McCusker Charitable Foundation$10.00M
- 2.THE TRUSTEE FOR THE IAN POTTER FOUNDATION$9.07M
- 3.Foundation For Rural And Regional Renewal$3.79M
- 4.The Trustee For St John Of God Foundation Trust$2.05M
- 5.Women And Infants Research Foundation Limited$0.50M
WA oversight findings
No WA-specific oversight recommendations indexed yet.
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