Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs
Queensland Budget 2021-22 · Palaszczuk Government
As at budget day (2021-06-15)
Across budgets
Tracked across 6 budgets (2021-22 to 2026-27).
Key service areas
Budget initiatives
A continuation and expansion of the Youth Justice Strategy worth $113.5 million in 2021-22, including $7.4 million for additional frontline support positions in youth detention centres, $8.5 million for intensive support for families of children on bail, and $13.1 million for additional youth workers for the Conditional Bail Program.
Funding supports programs aimed at reducing youth offending, including conditional bail support and help for families of young people on bail.
General Government operating. A continued and expanded Youth Justice Strategy collectively worth $113.5 million in 2021-22.
$4 million over four years (and $1 million annually) for the Celebrating Multicultural Queensland program, supporting multicultural events and projects that promote an inclusive, harmonious and united Queensland, plus $2.6 million in 2021-22 to enhance the Pacific Labour Scheme and Seasonal Worker Program.
Multicultural communities get funding for events and projects that celebrate Queensland's diversity.
General Government operating, $4 million over 4 years and $1 million annually; the papers do not separately disclose a 2021-22 budget-year figure, so the budget-year amount is recorded as null.
Forward estimates
Year-by-year allocations for 1 measure with published forward profiles.
| Measure | 2021-22 | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Youth Justice Strategy | $113.5M | $113.5M |
| Total | $113.5M | $113.5M |
Performance metrics
Service standards from the Service Delivery Statement. Targets and actuals as published.
| Metric | Prior target | Actual | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | |
| Rate of substantiated harm per 1,000 children (0-17 years of age) | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Rate of children entering out-of-home care per 1,000 children (0-17 years of age) - all children | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| Percentage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children placed with kin, other Indigenous carers or Indigenous residential care services | 56% | 56% | 56% |
| Out-of-home expenditure per placement night | $255 | $254 | $261 |
| Percentage of orders supervised in the community that are successfully completed - all young offenders | 85% | 83% | 85% |
| Youth detention centre utilisation rate | 85% | 88% | 85% |
Source: Service Delivery Statement. Prior target and actual are for 2024-25; target is for 2025-26.
Source document
Service Delivery Statement — Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs (PDF)Last updated: 2026-06-21. Factual information from published budget documents.