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Figure 9.1.1 Placement of Indigenous children in out-of-home care, 30 June2006 a, b10080Not placed with relative/kin, other Indigenous carer or in Indigenous residential carePlaced with other Indigenous carer or in Indigenous residential carePlaced with relative/kinPer cent6040200NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Austa Excludes Indigenous children living independently and those whose living arrangements were unknown.b Data for Tasmania and the ACT relate to a small number of Indigenous children (98 and 82 respectively) incare at 30 June 2006.Source: AIHW Children in Out-of-Home Care, Australia data collection (unpublished); table 9A.1.5.The proportion of Indigenous children in out-of-home care at 30 June 2006 whowere placed with Indigenous or non-Indigenous relatives or kin or with anotherIndigenous carer or in Indigenous residential care varies across jurisdictions(figure 9.1.1).9.2 Repeat offendingBox 9.2.1Key messages• In 2006, a greater proportion of Indigenous prisoners (74.4 per cent) thannon-Indigenous prisoners (52.0 per cent) had prior adult imprisonment (figure 9.2.1).• From 2000 to 2006, there was no significant change at the national level in theproportion of Indigenous prisoners with prior adult imprisonment (table 9A.2.3).• In studies on juvenile offenders carried out in NSW, Queensland, WA and SA,Indigenous juveniles experienced a higher number of court reappearances andhigher rates of repeat offending than non-Indigenous juveniles (table 9A.2.6 andfigures 9.2.4, 9.2.6 and 9.2.7).Recidivism of Indigenous offenders and its impact on their families andcommunities is a significant issue. The NSW Standing Committee on Law andOVERCOMINGINDIGENOUSDISADVANTAGE 2007