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Sentenced prison population by ethnicity: full history

PeriodValueStatusPublished inSource cell
June 2026
2026-06-012026-06-30
70,003FinalPrison population as at 30 June 2026
30 July 2026
Table 1.Q.7 · “Sex=Male and female; Custody type group=Sentenced; Ethnicity=All ethnicities” × “30 June 2026” = 70003
March 2026
2026-03-012026-03-31
70,829FinalPrison population as at 30 June 2026
30 July 2026
Table 1.Q.7 · “Sex=Male and female; Custody type group=Sentenced; Ethnicity=All ethnicities” × “31 Mar 2026” = 70829
December 2025
2025-12-012025-12-31
68,599FinalPrison population as at 30 June 2026
30 July 2026
Table 1.Q.7 · “Sex=Male and female; Custody type group=Sentenced; Ethnicity=All ethnicities” × “31 Dec 2025” = 68599
September 2025
2025-09-012025-09-30
69,398FinalPrison population as at 30 June 2026
30 July 2026
Table 1.Q.7 · “Sex=Male and female; Custody type group=Sentenced; Ethnicity=All ethnicities” × “30 Sept 2025” = 69398
June 2025
2025-06-012025-06-30
69,251FinalPrison population as at 30 June 2026
30 July 2026
Table 1.Q.7 · “Sex=Male and female; Custody type group=Sentenced; Ethnicity=All ethnicities” × “30 June 2025” = 69251