❓ A WA parliamentary question seeking data on the number of children under the care of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support in August 2013, broken down by district and placement type (relative vs. non-relative carer).
AnsweredQoN 708Legislative Council
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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 August 2013? (2) By district, how many of these children were placed with Department for Child Protection and Family Support foster carers by category of relative or non-relative carer?
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Answered
19 March 2014
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
29 days
(1) As at 31 August 2013, there were 4,012 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 - 408
Cannington - 334
Fremantle - 277
Joondalup - 279
Midland - 312
Mirrabooka - 333
Perth - 258
Rockingham - 259
East Kimberley - 109
Goldfields - 191
Great Southern - 171
Murchison - 180
Peel - 218
Pilbara - 132
South West - 228
West Kimberley - 148
Wheatbelt - 167
Fostering and Adoption Services - 8.
(2) As at 31 August 2013, there were 1,658 children placed with relative carers approved by the Department and 1,062 children placed with the Department's approved non-relative carers in the following districts:
Armadale - 134 relative, 150 non-relative
Cannington - 145 relative, 84 non-relative
Fremantle - 139 relative, 49 non-relative
Joondalup - 83 relative, 93 non-relative
Midland - 132 relative, 71 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 148 relative, 89 non-relative
Perth - 86 relative, 61 non-relative
Rockingham - 99 relative, 77 non-relative
East Kimberley - 41 relative, 9 non-relative
Goldfields - 103 relative, 24 non-relative
Great Southern - 63 relative, 42 non-relative
Murchison - 90 relative, 44 non-relative
Peel - 107 relative, 73 non-relative
Pilbara - 80 relative, 14 non-relative
South West - 87 relative, 96 non-relative
West Kimberley - 78 relative, 23 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 43 relative, 61 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 2 non-relative.
Armadale - 408
Cannington - 334
Fremantle - 277
Joondalup - 279
Midland - 312
Mirrabooka - 333
Perth - 258
Rockingham - 259
East Kimberley - 109
Goldfields - 191
Great Southern - 171
Murchison - 180
Peel - 218
Pilbara - 132
South West - 228
West Kimberley - 148
Wheatbelt - 167
Fostering and Adoption Services - 8.
(2) As at 31 August 2013, there were 1,658 children placed with relative carers approved by the Department and 1,062 children placed with the Department's approved non-relative carers in the following districts:
Armadale - 134 relative, 150 non-relative
Cannington - 145 relative, 84 non-relative
Fremantle - 139 relative, 49 non-relative
Joondalup - 83 relative, 93 non-relative
Midland - 132 relative, 71 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 148 relative, 89 non-relative
Perth - 86 relative, 61 non-relative
Rockingham - 99 relative, 77 non-relative
East Kimberley - 41 relative, 9 non-relative
Goldfields - 103 relative, 24 non-relative
Great Southern - 63 relative, 42 non-relative
Murchison - 90 relative, 44 non-relative
Peel - 107 relative, 73 non-relative
Pilbara - 80 relative, 14 non-relative
South West - 87 relative, 96 non-relative
West Kimberley - 78 relative, 23 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 43 relative, 61 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 2 non-relative.
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