Question On Notice No. 879 asked in the Legislative Council on 30 August 2022 by Hon Peter Collier
Question Directed to the: Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
(1) What is the total number of juveniles that were placed in Banksia Hill Detention Centre in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 to date?
(2) For each of the years referred to in (1), how many were Aboriginal?
(3) For each of the years referred to in (1), how many Aboriginal juveniles had been placed at Banksia Hill Detention Centre on more than 1, 2 and 3 or more occasions?
(4) For each of the years referred to in (1), how many non-Aboriginal juveniles had been placed at Banksia Hill Detention Centre on more than 1, 2 and 3 or more occasions?
Answered on 11 October 2022
(1) See Table 1
(2) See Table 1
(3) See Table 2
(4) See Table 3
Table 1: Distinct Young People (YP) Received at Banksia Hill Detention Centre (BHDC)
|
Calendar Year
|
Aboriginal
|
Non-Aboriginal
|
Total Persons
|
|
2018
|
467
|
294
|
761
|
|
2019
|
462
|
286
|
748
|
|
2020
|
380
|
245
|
625
|
|
2021
|
397
|
232
|
629
|
|
2022
|
405
|
166
|
571
|
Table 2: Distinct Aboriginal YP Received at BHDC by No. of Times Received in Same Year
|
Calendar Year
|
One
|
Two
|
Three
|
More than 3
|
|
2018
|
250
|
94
|
50
|
73
|
|
2019
|
206
|
120
|
56
|
80
|
|
2020
|
189
|
84
|
43
|
64
|
|
2021
|
187
|
74
|
50
|
86
|
|
2022
|
236
|
92
|
36
|
41
|
Table 3: Distinct Non-Aboriginal YP Received at BHDC by No. of Times Received in Same Year
|
Calendar Year
|
One
|
Two
|
Three
|
More than 3
|
|
2018
|
158
|
60
|
35
|
41
|
|
2019
|
148
|
47
|
37
|
54
|
|
2020
|
116
|
52
|
22
|
55
|
|
2021
|
126
|
41
|
26
|
39
|
|
2022
|
90
|
36
|
16
|
24
|
Note: Calendar Year 2022 in Tables 1-3 above, refers to the period 1 Jan to 31 Aug 2022 inclusive