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Figure 3.12.5 Juvenile detention rates, aged 10–17 years, by gender, 30 June2005 a Male detainees1000IndigenousNon-IndigenousDetainees/100 000 people8006004002000NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT AustFemale detainees1000Detainees/100 000 people8006004002000NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Austa Indigenous rates were calculated using high series population data provided by the ABS (Cat. no. 3238.0).Any variation in derived rates may be due to the assumptions and limitations of the base population data.Source: Taylor (2006); table 3A.12.19.• For both Indigenous and non-Indigenous juveniles, males were much morelikely to be in detention than females (figure 3.12.5).• As shown in figure 3.12.5, the rates of Indigenous male and female juveniledetainees per 100 000 people were considerably higher than the detention ratesfor non-Indigenous males and females in all jurisdictions. Nationally, there were283 Indigenous males and 34 Indigenous females in juvenile detention on30 June 2005 (table 3A.12.18).132