❓ Data on foster carer applications, registered carers, and carers with placements in WA, broken down by relative/non-relative status and district as of February/March 2016.
AnsweredQoN 4125Legislative Council
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(1) As at 29 February 2016, what was total number of applications to be a foster carer approved, by category of relative and non-relative carer, by district? (2) As at 29 February 2016, what was the total number of registered foster carers, by category of relative carer and non-relative carer, by district? (3) As at 29 February 2016, what was the total number of registered foster carers with children placed, by category of relative and non-relative carers, by district?
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Answered
29 June 2016
Responded by
Minister for Planning representing the Minister for Child Protection
Response time
50 days
(1) In February 2016, there were 42 relative and 17 non-relative foster carer applications approved in the following districts:
Armadale – 4 Relative, 1 Non-relative
Cannington – 7 Relative, 2 Non-relative
East Kimberley – 2 Relative, 1 Non-relative
Fremantle – 4 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Goldfields – 0 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Great Southern – 1 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Joondalup – 1 Relative, 2 Non-relative
Midland – 3 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Mirrabooka – 2 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Murchison – 3 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Peel – 2 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Perth – 1 Relative, 1 Non-relative
Pilbara – 1 Relative, 2 Non-relative
Rockingham – 5 Relative, 0 Non-relative
South West – 1 Relative, 3 Non-relative
West Kimberley – 1 Relative, 1 Non-relative
Wheatbelt – 4 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services – 0 Relative, 4 Non-relative.
(2) As at 1 March 2016, there were 1,167 relative and 865 non-relative approved foster carer households in the following districts:
Armadale – 76 Relative, 71 Non-relative
Cannington – 99 Relative, 62 Non-relative
East Kimberley – 34 Relative, 23 Non-relative
Fremantle – 83 Relative, 41 Non-relative
Goldfields – 47 Relative, 20 Non-relative
Great Southern – 39 Relative, 41 Non-relative
Joondalup – 74 Relative, 67 Non-relative
Midland – 95 Relative, 60 Non-relative
Mirrabooka – 105 Relative, 47 Non-relative
Murchison – 62 Relative, 40 Non-relative
Peel – 51 Relative, 49 Non-relative
Perth – 65 Relative, 39 Non-relative
Pilbara – 68 Relative, 36 Non-relative
Rockingham – 65 Relative, 50 Non-relative
South West – 60 Relative, 79 Non-relative
West Kimberley – 78 Relative, 25 Non-relative
Wheatbelt – 50 Relative, 52 Non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services – 1 Relative, 58 Non-relative
Other work unit – 15 Relative, 5 Non-relative
(3) As at 1 March 2016, there were 848 relative and 567 non-relative foster carer households with children in the following districts:
Armadale – 63 Relative, 58 Non-relative
Cannington – 72 Relative, 41 Non-relative
East Kimberley – 25 Relative, 11 Non-relative
Fremantle – 58 Relative, 28 Non-relative
Goldfields – 40 Relative, 12 Non-relative
Great Southern – 22 Relative, 30 Non-relative
Joondalup – 51 Relative, 45 Non-relative
Midland – 77 Relative, 39 Non-relative
Mirrabooka – 77 Relative, 31 Non-relative
Murchison – 47 Relative, 28 Non-relative
Peel – 38 Relative carer, 36 Non-relative
Perth – 53 Relative, 28 Non-relative
Pilbara – 44 Relative carer, 19 Non-relative
Rockingham – 49 Relative, 37 Non-relative
South West – 51 Relative, 54 Non-relative
West Kimberley – 55 Relative, 12 Non-relative
Wheatbelt – 32 Relative, 35 Non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services – 0 Relative, 23 Non-relative.
Armadale – 4 Relative, 1 Non-relative
Cannington – 7 Relative, 2 Non-relative
East Kimberley – 2 Relative, 1 Non-relative
Fremantle – 4 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Goldfields – 0 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Great Southern – 1 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Joondalup – 1 Relative, 2 Non-relative
Midland – 3 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Mirrabooka – 2 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Murchison – 3 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Peel – 2 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Perth – 1 Relative, 1 Non-relative
Pilbara – 1 Relative, 2 Non-relative
Rockingham – 5 Relative, 0 Non-relative
South West – 1 Relative, 3 Non-relative
West Kimberley – 1 Relative, 1 Non-relative
Wheatbelt – 4 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services – 0 Relative, 4 Non-relative.
(2) As at 1 March 2016, there were 1,167 relative and 865 non-relative approved foster carer households in the following districts:
Armadale – 76 Relative, 71 Non-relative
Cannington – 99 Relative, 62 Non-relative
East Kimberley – 34 Relative, 23 Non-relative
Fremantle – 83 Relative, 41 Non-relative
Goldfields – 47 Relative, 20 Non-relative
Great Southern – 39 Relative, 41 Non-relative
Joondalup – 74 Relative, 67 Non-relative
Midland – 95 Relative, 60 Non-relative
Mirrabooka – 105 Relative, 47 Non-relative
Murchison – 62 Relative, 40 Non-relative
Peel – 51 Relative, 49 Non-relative
Perth – 65 Relative, 39 Non-relative
Pilbara – 68 Relative, 36 Non-relative
Rockingham – 65 Relative, 50 Non-relative
South West – 60 Relative, 79 Non-relative
West Kimberley – 78 Relative, 25 Non-relative
Wheatbelt – 50 Relative, 52 Non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services – 1 Relative, 58 Non-relative
Other work unit – 15 Relative, 5 Non-relative
(3) As at 1 March 2016, there were 848 relative and 567 non-relative foster carer households with children in the following districts:
Armadale – 63 Relative, 58 Non-relative
Cannington – 72 Relative, 41 Non-relative
East Kimberley – 25 Relative, 11 Non-relative
Fremantle – 58 Relative, 28 Non-relative
Goldfields – 40 Relative, 12 Non-relative
Great Southern – 22 Relative, 30 Non-relative
Joondalup – 51 Relative, 45 Non-relative
Midland – 77 Relative, 39 Non-relative
Mirrabooka – 77 Relative, 31 Non-relative
Murchison – 47 Relative, 28 Non-relative
Peel – 38 Relative carer, 36 Non-relative
Perth – 53 Relative, 28 Non-relative
Pilbara – 44 Relative carer, 19 Non-relative
Rockingham – 49 Relative, 37 Non-relative
South West – 51 Relative, 54 Non-relative
West Kimberley – 55 Relative, 12 Non-relative
Wheatbelt – 32 Relative, 35 Non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services – 0 Relative, 23 Non-relative.
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