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Sentenced prison population: 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.1 · “Sex=Male and female; Age group=All ages; Custody type group=Sentenced” × “30 June 2026” = 70003
May 2026
2026-05-012026-05-31
70,130FinalPrison population as at 30 June 2026
30 July 2026
Table 1.Q.1 · “Sex=Male and female; Age group=All ages; Custody type group=Sentenced” × “31 May 2026” = 70130
April 2026
2026-04-012026-04-30
69,894FinalPrison population as at 30 June 2026
30 July 2026
Table 1.Q.1 · “Sex=Male and female; Age group=All ages; Custody type group=Sentenced” × “30 Apr 2026” = 69894
March 2026
2026-03-012026-03-31
70,829FinalPrison population as at 30 June 2026
30 July 2026
Table 1.Q.1 · “Sex=Male and female; Age group=All ages; Custody type group=Sentenced” × “31 Mar 2026” = 70829
February 2026
2026-02-012026-02-28
70,095FinalPrison population as at 30 June 2026
30 July 2026
Table 1.Q.1 · “Sex=Male and female; Age group=All ages; Custody type group=Sentenced” × “28 Feb 2026” = 70095
January 2026
2026-01-012026-01-31
69,799FinalPrison population as at 30 June 2026
30 July 2026
Table 1.Q.1 · “Sex=Male and female; Age group=All ages; Custody type group=Sentenced” × “31 Jan 2026” = 69799
December 2025
2025-12-012025-12-31
68,599FinalPrison population as at 30 June 2026
30 July 2026
Table 1.Q.1 · “Sex=Male and female; Age group=All ages; Custody type group=Sentenced” × “31 Dec 2025” = 68599
November 2025
2025-11-012025-11-30
69,441FinalPrison population as at 30 June 2026
30 July 2026
Table 1.Q.1 · “Sex=Male and female; Age group=All ages; Custody type group=Sentenced” × “30 Nov 2025” = 69441
October 2025
2025-10-012025-10-31
68,703FinalPrison population as at 30 June 2026
30 July 2026
Table 1.Q.1 · “Sex=Male and female; Age group=All ages; Custody type group=Sentenced” × “31 Oct 2025” = 68703
September 2025
2025-09-012025-09-30
69,398FinalPrison population as at 30 June 2026
30 July 2026
Table 1.Q.1 · “Sex=Male and female; Age group=All ages; Custody type group=Sentenced” × “30 Sept 2025” = 69398
August 2025
2025-08-012025-08-31
70,100FinalPrison population as at 30 June 2026
30 July 2026
Table 1.Q.1 · “Sex=Male and female; Age group=All ages; Custody type group=Sentenced” × “31 Aug 2025” = 70100
July 2025
2025-07-012025-07-31
70,100FinalPrison population as at 30 June 2026
30 July 2026
Table 1.Q.1 · “Sex=Male and female; Age group=All ages; Custody type group=Sentenced” × “31 July 2025” = 70100
June 2025
2025-06-012025-06-30
69,251FinalPrison population as at 30 June 2026
30 July 2026
Table 1.Q.1 · “Sex=Male and female; Age group=All ages; Custody type group=Sentenced” × “30 June 2025” = 69251