Nationally, the number of people in custody more than doubled in the 10 years to the June quarter, to a daily average of 43,306.
The ABS said there was a 1% (451 persons) annual increase in Australia from the June quarter 2018.
In the June quarter 2019, the largest contributors to the national prisoner population were NSW (31% or 13,553 persons), QLD (21% or 8,887 persons), VIC (19% or 8,153 persons) and WA (16% or 6,943 persons).
The national overall imprisonment rate in the June quarter was 220.5 prisoners per 100,000 adult population.
The Northern Territory had the highest imprisonment rate of all states and territories, with 941 persons per 100,000 adult population. In contrast, ACT had the lowest rate with 147 persons per 100,000 adults.
