in Australia to help inform efforts to develop nationally consistent standards and licensing regimes.

The review found the industry had a similar gender profile to police (24% female, 76% male); however, security had a wider age range - 35% of security officers were aged 45 to 64, while 44% of police were aged 30 to 39. The review noted that, as of 2009, private security outnumbered police two to one; it expected that this ratio would continue to decline as security technology became more readily accessible, especially CCTV camera systems,