Children in detention and in the community

As at 31 August 2025

Area chart showing number of children in detention over time. This shows a shift from detention facilities and APODS over time to community detention and then to bridging visas, with 32 children on residence determinations.

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For privacy reasons, the Department does not provide exact figures where this would identify figures less than 5. Figures less than 5 have been rendered exact for display purposes.

Chart: Refugee Council of AustraliaSource: Department of Home Affairs, Detention and Community Statistics Summary, Table 2Get the dataEmbed Download imageCreated with Datawrapper