❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on children under the care of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support in November 2013, broken down by district and placement type (relative vs. non-relative foster care). The answer provides the requested data.
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(1) By district, how many children were under the care of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support during the month of November 2013? (2) By district, how many of these children were in placements with Department for Child Protection and Family Support foster carers by category of relative and non-relative carer?
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Answered
19 March 2014
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
29 days
(1) As at 30 November 2013, there were 4,080 children in the care of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support (the Department), in the following districts:
Armadale - 409
Cannington - 338
Fremantle - 277
Joondalup - 293
Midland - 325
Mirrabooka - 336
Perth - 255
Rockingham - 266
East Kimberley - 108
Goldfields - 184
Great Southern - 176
Murchison - 181
Peel - 216
Pilbara - 136
South West - 241
West Kimberley - 162
Wheatbelt - 170
Fostering and Adoption Services - 7.
(2) As at 30 November 2013, there were 1,763 children placed with relative carers approved by the Department and 1,085 children placed with the Department's approved non-relative carers in the following districts:
Armadale - 140 relative, 152 non-relative
Cannington - 149 relative, 84 non-relative
Fremantle - 138 relative, 49 non-relative
Joondalup - 93 relative, 97 non-relative
Midland - 146 relative, 63 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 161 relative, 88 non-relative
Perth - 85 relative, 63 non-relative
Rockingham - 102 relative, 81 non-relative
East Kimberley - 43 relative, 14 non-relative
Goldfields - 114 relative, 20 non-relative
Great Southern - 72 relative, 53 non-relative
Murchison - 84 relative, 46 non-relative
Peel - 102 relative, 80 non-relative
Pilbara - 88 relative, 18 non-relative
South West - 96 relative, 98 non-relative
West Kimberley - 89 relative, 22 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 61 relative, 55 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 2 non-relative.
Armadale - 409
Cannington - 338
Fremantle - 277
Joondalup - 293
Midland - 325
Mirrabooka - 336
Perth - 255
Rockingham - 266
East Kimberley - 108
Goldfields - 184
Great Southern - 176
Murchison - 181
Peel - 216
Pilbara - 136
South West - 241
West Kimberley - 162
Wheatbelt - 170
Fostering and Adoption Services - 7.
(2) As at 30 November 2013, there were 1,763 children placed with relative carers approved by the Department and 1,085 children placed with the Department's approved non-relative carers in the following districts:
Armadale - 140 relative, 152 non-relative
Cannington - 149 relative, 84 non-relative
Fremantle - 138 relative, 49 non-relative
Joondalup - 93 relative, 97 non-relative
Midland - 146 relative, 63 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 161 relative, 88 non-relative
Perth - 85 relative, 63 non-relative
Rockingham - 102 relative, 81 non-relative
East Kimberley - 43 relative, 14 non-relative
Goldfields - 114 relative, 20 non-relative
Great Southern - 72 relative, 53 non-relative
Murchison - 84 relative, 46 non-relative
Peel - 102 relative, 80 non-relative
Pilbara - 88 relative, 18 non-relative
South West - 96 relative, 98 non-relative
West Kimberley - 89 relative, 22 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 61 relative, 55 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 2 non-relative.
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