WA Parliamentary Question on Notice requesting data on gender-affirming care for minors, disaggregated by age and type of intervention, between January and October 2025. The answer provides some data on referrals and hormone treatments, and confirms that gender-affirming surgeries are not offered by the Child and Adolescent Health Service for any age.

AnsweredQoN 975Legislative Council
Asked
2 December 2025
Portfolio
Health

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For the period between 1 January 2025 and 31 October 2025 in Western Australia, what was the total number of minors, by age, who received gender-affirming care, disaggregated by type of intervention, namely: (a) before 10 years of age: (i) referrals to a gender service; (ii) puberty blocker treatment; (iii) cross-sex hormone treatment; (iv) gender-affirming chest surgeries; and (v) gender-affirming genital surgeries; (b) between 10 and 12 years of age: (i) referrals to a gender service; (ii) puberty blocker treatment; (iii) cross-sex hormone treatment; (iv) gender-affirming chest surgeries; and (v) gender-affirming genital surgeries; (c) between 13 and 15 years of age: (i) referrals to a gender service; (ii) puberty blocker treatment; (iii) cross-sex hormone treatment; (iv) gender-affirming chest surgeries; and (v) gender-affirming genital surgeries; and (d) between 16 and 17 years of age: (i) referrals to a gender service; (ii) puberty blocker treatment; (iii) cross-sex hormone treatment; (iv) gender-affirming chest surgeries; and (v) gender-affirming genital surgeries?

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Answered
24 February 2026
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health
Response time
7 days
(a) before 10 years of age:
(i) 13 (ii) 0 (iii) 0
(b) between 10 and 12 years of age:
(i) 34 (ii) 5 (iii) 0
(c) between 13 and 15 years of age:
(i) 105 (ii) 46 (iii) <5
(d) between 16 and 17 years of age:
(i) 24
(ii) 11
(iii) 54
(a-d) (iv-v) Surgical interventions, for the purpose of gender affirmation, are not offered by the Child and Adolescent Health Service for any age.

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