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State Deep DiveTAS
Tasmania Youth Justice
Tasmania detains 15 children on an average day at $3,400/day. $283M in 10-year ROGS spending with 70% on remand. One of the smallest youth justice systems nationally.
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Limited data coverage
TAS has 197 justice funding records across 7 sources (2015-16–2025-26). Sections below may appear sparse. More data sources are being added.
$282.9M
TAS Youth Justice (ROGS 10yr)
15
Avg Daily Detention
39
ALMA Interventions
33%
Evidence Coverage
Key Outcomes
AIHW Youth Justice 2023-24 & ROGS 2026 data.
3
Detention rate per 10K
15
Avg daily detention
70%
Unsentenced (remand)
Detention rate per 10,000 young people
| Metric | QLD | NSW | VIC | WA | NT | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detention rate (per 10K) | 5.1 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 17 | 3.4 |
| Avg daily detention | 317 | 200 | 120 | 145 | 62 | 950 |
| Indigenous overrepresentation | 26x | 22x | 14x | 24x | 5x | 17x |
| % unsentenced (remand) | 86% | 72% | 65% | 78% | 80% | 75% |
| Cost per day (detention) | $2,162 | $3,200 | $7,123 | $2,573 | $4,800 | $3,635 |
| 5-year trend | +53% | +86% | +37% | -10% | 0% | +19% |
Sources: AIHW Youth Justice in Australia 2023-24, ROGS 2026 Table 17A.
Where the Money Goes (ROGS)
Productivity Commission ROGS 2026 — 10-year expenditure breakdown.
68%
Detention-based
$192.9M
31%
Community-based
$88.8M
1%
Group conferencing
$1.2M
DetentionCommunityConferencing
ALMA Interventions (39)
Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre Youth Programs
Tasmanian Aboriginal Corporation
Cultural ConnectionUntested (theory/pilot stage)TASStatewide
Colony 47 Youth Services
Colony 47 Inc
Wraparound SupportUntested (theory/pilot stage)North WestTAS
Anglicare Tasmania Youth Services
Anglicare Tasmania Inc
Wraparound SupportUntested (theory/pilot stage)TASStatewide
Tasmania Restorative Justice Conferencing
Tasmania Department of Justice
DiversionTAS
Tasmania Justice Reinvestment Project
Tasmania Department of Justice
Justice ReinvestmentTAS
Tasmania Youth Mental Health Services
Tasmania Department of Justice
TherapeuticTAS
Tasmania Youth Mental Health Services 2
Tasmania Department of Justice
TherapeuticTAS
Keeping Kids Safe in Detention Action Plan 2024-2026
PreventionPromising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)TAS
Tasmania Community Youth Justice Services
DiversionPromising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)TAS
New Tasmanian Youth Justice Facility (Pontville)
TherapeuticPromising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)NTTAS
Ashley Youth Detention Centre Community Alternatives
Tasmania Department of Justice
DiversionPromising (community-endorsed, emerging evidence)TASStatewide
Community Youth Justice
Community-LedTAS
Tasmania Youth Housing Support 3
Tasmania Department of Justice
Wraparound SupportTAS
Tasmania Youth Housing Support 2
Tasmania Department of Justice
Wraparound SupportTAS
Tasmania Justice Reinvestment Project 2
Tasmania Department of Justice
Justice ReinvestmentTAS
Tasmania Youth Diversion Program 4
Tasmania Department of Justice
DiversionTAS
Tasmania Youth Diversion Program 3
Tasmania Department of Justice
DiversionTAS
Tasmania Restorative Justice Conferencing 3
Tasmania Department of Justice
DiversionTAS
Tasmania Restorative Justice Conferencing 2
Tasmania Department of Justice
DiversionTAS
Tasmania Youth Housing Support
Tasmania Department of Justice
Wraparound SupportTAS
Tasmania Youth Mentoring Initiative 2
Tasmania Department of Justice
Wraparound SupportTAS
Tasmania Youth Mental Health Services 4
Tasmania Department of Justice
TherapeuticTAS
Tasmania Justice Reinvestment Project 3
Tasmania Department of Justice
Justice ReinvestmentTAS
Tasmania Restorative Justice Conferencing 4
Tasmania Department of Justice
DiversionTAS
Tasmania Youth Housing Support 4
Tasmania Department of Justice
Wraparound SupportTAS
Evidence Coverage
13 of 39 interventions have formal evidence33%
13 with evidence26 without evidence
Community-Controlled Funding Gap
Non-Indigenous
$1.0B
1 orgs, avg grant $15.1M
Funding by Remoteness
| Remoteness | Orgs | Total | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major Cities of Australia | 1 | $1.0B | 68 |
Political Connections
No political connection data available for TAS youth justice organisations.
Network Graph
Explore Tasmania Youth Justice funding flows
Interactive force-directed graph showing programs, recipients, and evidence links