❓ Mr Hort asks about the number and allocation of Type A Traffic Wardens in WA, applications for warden positions and crossings, and potential crossing closures. The Police Minister provides figures and explains limitations in disaggregating data by school.
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(1) What was the total number of Type A Traffic Wardens in Western Australia as at : (a) 1 May 2023; (b) 1 November 2023; (c) 1 May 2024; (d) 1 November 2024; and (e) 1 May 2025? (2) What was the total number of allocated Type A Traffic Wardens in Western Australia as at: (a) 1 May 2023; (b) 1 November 2023; (c) 1 May 2024; (d) 1 November 2024; and (e) 1 May 2025? (3) Please disaggregate the answers to Questions 1 and 2 by school and by police district? (4) How many applications are currently being considering by WA Police for the position of Traffic Warden? (5) How many schools currently have applications under consideration for a Type A children's crossing? (6) How many schools currently have applications under consideration for a Type B children's crossing? (7) How many school crossings are currently under consideration to lose their status enabling that crossing to be supervised by a traffic warden?
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Answered
24 June 2025
Responded by
Minister for Police
Response time
8 days
(1)
(a) 678.
(b) 711.
(c) 683.
(d) 692.
(e) 673.
(2)
(a) 678.
(b) 711.
(c) 683.
(d) 692.
(e) 673.
(3) The Western Australia Police Force cannot provide the number of Type A Traffic Wardens in Western Australia by schools, as the number of traffic wardens allocated to the 600 approved children’s crossings across the State fluctuates regularly due to recruitment, resignations and operational requirements. Many crossings service multiple schools and span across different local government areas and police districts, making it impractical to disaggregate the data by school and district accurately. The number of children’s crossings per police district are as follows:
Police District
Type A
Type B
Armadale
56
0
Cannington
41
2
Fremantle
72
4
Joondalup
105
0
Mandurah
77
0
Midland
56
1
Mirrabooka
62
1
Perth
31
1
Goldfields-Esperance
19
0
Great Southern
19
0
Kimberley
1
0
Mid West-Gascoyne
12
0
Pilbara
3
1
South West
34
0
Wheatbelt
2
0
(4) 85.
(5) 4.
(6) 1.
(7) 0.
(a) 678.
(b) 711.
(c) 683.
(d) 692.
(e) 673.
(2)
(a) 678.
(b) 711.
(c) 683.
(d) 692.
(e) 673.
(3) The Western Australia Police Force cannot provide the number of Type A Traffic Wardens in Western Australia by schools, as the number of traffic wardens allocated to the 600 approved children’s crossings across the State fluctuates regularly due to recruitment, resignations and operational requirements. Many crossings service multiple schools and span across different local government areas and police districts, making it impractical to disaggregate the data by school and district accurately. The number of children’s crossings per police district are as follows:
Police District
Type A
Type B
Armadale
56
0
Cannington
41
2
Fremantle
72
4
Joondalup
105
0
Mandurah
77
0
Midland
56
1
Mirrabooka
62
1
Perth
31
1
Goldfields-Esperance
19
0
Great Southern
19
0
Kimberley
1
0
Mid West-Gascoyne
12
0
Pilbara
3
1
South West
34
0
Wheatbelt
2
0
(4) 85.
(5) 4.
(6) 1.
(7) 0.
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