Banksia Hill Detention Centre—Unit 18 detainees
518. Hon Dr Brad Pettittto theminister representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to youth detention. Will the minister please provide the following information on Banksia Hill Detention Centre and unit 18 for June and July 2025, respectively?
(1) What were the number of suicide and self-harm attempts?
(2) What were the monthly average out-of-cell hours?
(3) What were the number of occasions a young person spent 20 or more hours in their cell?
(4) What were the number of occasions a young person spent four or more hours out of their cell?
Hon Matthew Swinbourn replied:
I thank the member for some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by the Minister for Corrective Services. The answer is in tabular form, so I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard.
Leave granted for the following material to be incorporated.
Table 1. Banksia Hill Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 June 2025 and 31 July 2025, by Month.
|
Month |
Attempted Suicide |
Self-Harm - Serious |
Self-Harm - Minor |
|
June 2025 |
3 |
0 |
29 |
|
July 2025 |
4 |
0 |
41 |
Table 2. Unit 18 Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 June 2025 and 31 July 2025, by Month.
|
Month |
Attempted Suicide |
Self-Harm - Serious |
Self-Harm - Minor |
|
June 2025 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
|
July 2025 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
2)
Table 3. Banksia Hill and Unit 18 Average Out of Cell Hours between 1 June 2025 and 31 July 2025, by Month.
|
Month |
Banksia Hill |
Unit 18 |
|
June 2025 |
8 hrs 58 mins |
9 hrs 17 mins |
|
July 2025 |
9 hrs 29 mins |
8 hrs 28 mins |
3)
Table 4. Occasions at Banksia Hill and Unit 18 on Which a Young Person Spent 20 or More Hours in Cell between 1 June 2025 and 31 July 2025, by Month.
|
Month |
Banksia Hill |
Unit 18 |
|
June 2025 |
97 |
1 |
|
July 2025 |
29 |
17 |
4)
Table 5. Occasions at Banksia Hill and Unit 18 on Which a Young Person Spent 4 or More Hours Out of Cell between 1 June 2025 and 31 July 2025, by Month.
|
Month |
Banksia Hill |
Unit 18 |
|
June 2025 |
2,186 |
309 |
|
July 2025 |
2,058 |
337 |