Department of Youth Justice
Queensland Budget 2024-25 · Miles Government
As at budget day (2024-06-11)
Key service areas
Budget initiatives
Funding to operate the Wacol Youth Remand Centre as a youth detention centre, including educational, health and welfare services for young people in detention.
The Wacol Youth Remand Centre operates as a youth detention centre to provide interim detention capacity, with education, health and welfare services for young people in detention, part of the Community Safety Plan.
General Government operating, total $149.2M over 3 years across Youth Justice, Education, Health, Police and the Ombudsman. Year-by-year split combined across agencies.
Construction and operation of a new youth detention centre at the Woodford Correctional Precinct, including operational, establishment and capital funding.
A new youth detention centre at the Woodford Correctional Precinct adds detention capacity for young offenders, with $628 million committed over five years as part of the Community Safety Plan.
Capital and operating. BP1 references $628M over 5 years for the new youth detention centre. Capital measures show $185.05M in 2024-25; operational and establishment funding totals $261.4M over 4 years plus $89.2M per annum ongoing across agencies.
Establishment and expansion of Youth Co-Responder Teams across the Sunshine Coast, South West, Gold Coast, Brisbane South and Cairns to divert high-risk young people.
Youth Co-Responder Teams pairing youth workers with police are expanded to more regions to engage and divert high-risk young people, including those on bail or electronic monitoring.
General Government operating, $11.2M over 2 years (Youth Justice component). Part of total $13.6M across agencies and the $1.28B Community Safety Plan.
Funding to enable targeted and immediate responses to emerging youth crime and to expand the On Country Program.
Funding enables fast, targeted responses to youth crime hotspots and expands the On Country Program, which connects young people with culture and community as an alternative to offending.
General Government operating, $24M over 2 years, held centrally
Forward estimates
Year-by-year allocations for 2 measures with published forward profiles.
| Measure | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth Co-Responder Teams Expansion | — | $5.9M | $5.3M | $11.2M |
| Targeted Responses to Emerging Youth Crime | $6M | $12M | $6M | $24.0M |
| Total | $6.0M | $17.9M | $11.3M | $35.2M |
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 | |
| Percentage of orders supervised in the community that are successfully completed — All young offenders | 85% | 81% | 85% |
| Proportion of young offenders who have another charged offence or are referred to a Restorative Justice Conference within 12 months of an initial finalisation for a proven offence | 69% | 70% | 69% |
| Average daily number of young people in detention centres, rate per 10,000 population — Total | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| Youth detention centre utilisation rate | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Cost per young offender supervised in the community per day | $363.71 | $293.92 | $300.00 |
Source: Service Delivery Statement. Prior target and actual are for 2024-25; target is for 2025-26.
Source document
Service Delivery Statement — Department of Youth Justice (PDF)Last updated: 2026-06-20. Factual information from published budget documents.