Children in Detention
QUESTION NUMBER 259 - ADDITIONAL BUDGET ESTIMATES HEARING FEBRUARY 201
Senator Hanson-Young asked:
1) What ages are the children currently in detention?
2) What are their countries of origin?
Answer:
Please refer to the table below:
MINORS BY AGE TOTAL
0-5 6-9 10-12 13-15 16-17
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Afghanistan 12 14 11 35 282 354
Burma 1 0 0 1 2 4
Indonesia - 0 4 20 25 49
Iran 73 62 31 24 34 228
Iraq 40 20 11 11 27 109
Kuwait 1 0 0 0 0 0
Pakistan 0 0 0 1 1 2
Palestinian Austhority 1 0 0 0 0 1
Somalia - 0 1 2 0 3
Sri Lanka 26 24 12 10 3 75
Turkey 0 1 1 0 0 2
Vietnam 0 1 0 4 0 5
Unknown 72 47 15 25 46 205
TOTAL 226 169 86 133 426 1040