❓ Hon Sue Ellery asks about the number of foster carers (approved, registered, interim, with children placed) in WA, broken down by relative/non-relative status and district. The answer provides some data, but notes some is not retrospectively available.
AnsweredQoN 6011Legislative Council
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(1) As at 31 August 2012, what was total number of applications to be a foster carer approved by category of relative and non-relative carer and by district?
(2) As at 31 August 2012, what was the total number of registered foster carers by category of relative carer and non-relative carer and by district?
(3) As at 31 August 2012, what was the total number of interim foster carers, by category of relative and non-relative carer and by district?
(4) As at 31 August 2012, what was the total number of registered foster carers with children placed, by category of relative and non-relative carers by district?
(5) As at 31 August 2012, what was the total number of interim foster carers with children placed, by category of relative and non-relative carers by district?
(2) As at 31 August 2012, what was the total number of registered foster carers by category of relative carer and non-relative carer and by district?
(3) As at 31 August 2012, what was the total number of interim foster carers, by category of relative and non-relative carer and by district?
(4) As at 31 August 2012, what was the total number of registered foster carers with children placed, by category of relative and non-relative carers by district?
(5) As at 31 August 2012, what was the total number of interim foster carers with children placed, by category of relative and non-relative carers by district?
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Answered
16 October 2012
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
34 days
(1) In August 2012, there were 52 relative and 8 non-relative foster carer applications approved in the following districts:
Armadale - 2 relative, 1 non-relative
Cannington - 1 relative, 1 non-relative
East Kimberley - 1 relative, 0 non-relative
Fremantle - 9 relative, 0 non-relative
Goldfields - 6 relative, 0 non-relative
Great Southern - 2 relative, 0 non-relative
Joondalup - 2 relative, 0 non-relative
Midland - 4 relative, 0 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 5 relative, 0 non-relative
Murchison - 1 relative, 1 non-relative
Peel - 9 relative, 2 non-relative
Perth - 2 relative, 0 non-relative
Pilbara - 1 relative, 1 non-relative
Rockingham - 2 relative, 1 non-relative
South West - 5 relative, 0 non-relative
West Kimberley - 0 relative, 0 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 0 relative, 0 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 1 non-relative.
(2) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 10 September 2012, there were 1 268 relative and 798 non-relative approved foster carers in the following districts:
Armadale - 95 relative, 75 non-relative
Cannington - 129 relative, 53 non-relative
East Kimberley - 49 relative, 9 non-relative
Fremantle - 128 relative, 45 non-relative
Goldfields - 83 relative, 31 non-relative
Great Southern - 49 relative, 38 non-relative
Joondalup - 67 relative, 65 non-relative
Midland - 92 relative, 46 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 93 relative, 56 non-relative
Murchison - 55 relative, 38 non-relative
Peel - 72 relative, 46 non-relative
Perth - 83 relative, 41 non-relative
Pilbara - 53 relative, 8 non-relative
Rockingham - 49 relative, 50 non-relative
South West - 51 relative, 72 non-relative
West Kimberley - 65 relative, 20 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 52 relative, 54 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 3 relative, 51 non-relative.
(3) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 10 September 2012, there were 446 relative and 10 non-relative foster carers who were approved on the basis of an interim assessment in the following districts:
Armadale - 57 relative, 1 non-relative
Cannington - 39 relative, 1 non-relative
East Kimberley - 5 relative, 0 non-relative
Fremantle - 63 relative, 1 non-relative
Goldfields - 52 relative, 3 non-relative
Great Southern - 11 relative, 0 non-relative
Joondalup - 13 relative, 0 non-relative
Midland - 34 relative, 0 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 20 relative, 1 non-relative
Murchison - 20 relative, 1 non-relative
Peel - 38 relative, 0 non-relative
Perth - 26 relative, 1 non-relative
Pilbara - 7 relative, 0 non-relative
Rockingham - 13 relative, 1 non-relative
South West - 18 relative, 0 non-relative
West Kimberley - 11 relative, 0 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 17 relative, 0 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 2 relative, 0 non-relative.
(4) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 10 September 2012, there were 891 relative and 511 non-relative foster carers with children placed in the following districts:
Armadale - 73 relative, 56 non-relative
Cannington - 83 relative, 38 non-relative
East Kimberley - 35 relative, 2 non-relative
Fremantle - 78 relative, 32 non-relative
Goldfields - 54 relative, 14 non-relative
Great Southern - 34 relative, 22 non-relative
Joondalup - 47 relative, 47 non-relative
Midland - 61 relative, 31 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 67 relative, 42 non-relative
Murchison - 38 relative, 23 non-relative
Peel - 56 relative, 33 non-relative
Perth - 65 relative, 27 non-relative
Pilbara - 36 relative, 2 non-relative
Rockingham - 38 relative, 38 non-relative
South West - 34 relative, 47 non-relative
West Kimberley - 55 relative, 12 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 35 relative, 26 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 2 relative, 19 non-relative.
(5) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 10 September 2012, there were 273 relative and 3 non-relative foster carers who were approved on the basis of an interim assessment with children placed in the following districts:
Armadale - 39 relative, 0 non-relative
Cannington - 23 relative, 1 non-relative
East Kimberley - 3 relative, 0 non-relative
Fremantle - 26 relative, 0 non-relative
Goldfields - 37 relative, 0 non-relative
Great Southern - 8 relative, 0 non-relative
Joondalup - 8 relative, 0 non-relative
Midland - 21 relative, 0 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 10 relative, 0 non-relative
Murchison - 11 relative, 1 non-relative
Peel - 27 relative, 0 non-relative
Pilbara - 4 relative, 0 non-relative
Perth - 18 relative, 1 non-relative
Rockingham - 9 relative, 0 non-relative
South West - 9 relative, 0 non-relative
West Kimberley - 10 relative, 0 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 9 relative, 0 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 1 relative, 0 non-relative.
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Armadale - 2 relative, 1 non-relative
Cannington - 1 relative, 1 non-relative
East Kimberley - 1 relative, 0 non-relative
Fremantle - 9 relative, 0 non-relative
Goldfields - 6 relative, 0 non-relative
Great Southern - 2 relative, 0 non-relative
Joondalup - 2 relative, 0 non-relative
Midland - 4 relative, 0 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 5 relative, 0 non-relative
Murchison - 1 relative, 1 non-relative
Peel - 9 relative, 2 non-relative
Perth - 2 relative, 0 non-relative
Pilbara - 1 relative, 1 non-relative
Rockingham - 2 relative, 1 non-relative
South West - 5 relative, 0 non-relative
West Kimberley - 0 relative, 0 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 0 relative, 0 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 1 non-relative.
(2) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 10 September 2012, there were 1 268 relative and 798 non-relative approved foster carers in the following districts:
Armadale - 95 relative, 75 non-relative
Cannington - 129 relative, 53 non-relative
East Kimberley - 49 relative, 9 non-relative
Fremantle - 128 relative, 45 non-relative
Goldfields - 83 relative, 31 non-relative
Great Southern - 49 relative, 38 non-relative
Joondalup - 67 relative, 65 non-relative
Midland - 92 relative, 46 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 93 relative, 56 non-relative
Murchison - 55 relative, 38 non-relative
Peel - 72 relative, 46 non-relative
Perth - 83 relative, 41 non-relative
Pilbara - 53 relative, 8 non-relative
Rockingham - 49 relative, 50 non-relative
South West - 51 relative, 72 non-relative
West Kimberley - 65 relative, 20 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 52 relative, 54 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 3 relative, 51 non-relative.
(3) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 10 September 2012, there were 446 relative and 10 non-relative foster carers who were approved on the basis of an interim assessment in the following districts:
Armadale - 57 relative, 1 non-relative
Cannington - 39 relative, 1 non-relative
East Kimberley - 5 relative, 0 non-relative
Fremantle - 63 relative, 1 non-relative
Goldfields - 52 relative, 3 non-relative
Great Southern - 11 relative, 0 non-relative
Joondalup - 13 relative, 0 non-relative
Midland - 34 relative, 0 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 20 relative, 1 non-relative
Murchison - 20 relative, 1 non-relative
Peel - 38 relative, 0 non-relative
Perth - 26 relative, 1 non-relative
Pilbara - 7 relative, 0 non-relative
Rockingham - 13 relative, 1 non-relative
South West - 18 relative, 0 non-relative
West Kimberley - 11 relative, 0 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 17 relative, 0 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 2 relative, 0 non-relative.
(4) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 10 September 2012, there were 891 relative and 511 non-relative foster carers with children placed in the following districts:
Armadale - 73 relative, 56 non-relative
Cannington - 83 relative, 38 non-relative
East Kimberley - 35 relative, 2 non-relative
Fremantle - 78 relative, 32 non-relative
Goldfields - 54 relative, 14 non-relative
Great Southern - 34 relative, 22 non-relative
Joondalup - 47 relative, 47 non-relative
Midland - 61 relative, 31 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 67 relative, 42 non-relative
Murchison - 38 relative, 23 non-relative
Peel - 56 relative, 33 non-relative
Perth - 65 relative, 27 non-relative
Pilbara - 36 relative, 2 non-relative
Rockingham - 38 relative, 38 non-relative
South West - 34 relative, 47 non-relative
West Kimberley - 55 relative, 12 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 35 relative, 26 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 2 relative, 19 non-relative.
(5) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 10 September 2012, there were 273 relative and 3 non-relative foster carers who were approved on the basis of an interim assessment with children placed in the following districts:
Armadale - 39 relative, 0 non-relative
Cannington - 23 relative, 1 non-relative
East Kimberley - 3 relative, 0 non-relative
Fremantle - 26 relative, 0 non-relative
Goldfields - 37 relative, 0 non-relative
Great Southern - 8 relative, 0 non-relative
Joondalup - 8 relative, 0 non-relative
Midland - 21 relative, 0 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 10 relative, 0 non-relative
Murchison - 11 relative, 1 non-relative
Peel - 27 relative, 0 non-relative
Pilbara - 4 relative, 0 non-relative
Perth - 18 relative, 1 non-relative
Rockingham - 9 relative, 0 non-relative
South West - 9 relative, 0 non-relative
West Kimberley - 10 relative, 0 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 9 relative, 0 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 1 relative, 0 non-relative.
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