In 2022, the number of men in Australian prisons was 37.6 thousand. Significantly fewer women are incarcerated in Australian prisons and while the number of men has increased more steeply from 2013, the number of imprisoned women has remained low in comparison.
Number of prisoners in Australia from 2005 to 2022, by gender
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (February 24, 2023). Number of prisoners in Australia from 2005 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/648023/australia-imprisoned-people-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of prisoners in Australia from 2005 to 2022, by gender." Chart. February 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/648023/australia-imprisoned-people-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2023). Number of prisoners in Australia from 2005 to 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/648023/australia-imprisoned-people-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Prisoners in Australia from 2005 to 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/648023/australia-imprisoned-people-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of prisoners in Australia from 2005 to 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/648023/australia-imprisoned-people-by-gender/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Number of prisoners in Australia from 2005 to 2022, by gender [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, February 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/648023/australia-imprisoned-people-by-gender/