❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice requesting a breakdown of children under the care of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support in February 2015, categorized by district and placement type (group facilities, relative/non-relative foster carers, and NGO foster carers).
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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 February 2015? (2) By district, how many of the children in (1) were placed in non-government group facilities? (3) By district, how many of the children in (1) were in placements with Department for Child Protection and Family Support foster carers by category of: (a) relative carer; and (b) non-relative carer? (4) By district, how many of the children in (1) were in placements with non-government organisation foster carers?
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Answered
7 May 2015
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
50 days
(1) As at 28 February 2015, there were 4,440 children in the care of the Chief Executive Officer of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support in the following districts:
Armadale - 461
Cannington - 352
East Kimberley - 118
Fremantle - 265
Goldfields - 172
Great Southern - 183
Joondalup - 328
Midland - 365
Mirrabooka - 338
Murchison - 200
Peel - 200
Perth - 263
Pilbara - 201
Rockingham - 259
South West - 276
West Kimberley - 212
Wheatbelt - 236
Fostering and Adoption - 11.
(2) As at 28 February 2015, there were 308 children in the care of the Department placed in non-government group facilities in the following districts:
Armadale - 18
Cannington - 17
East Kimberley - 18
Fremantle - 14
Goldfields - 17
Great Southern - 16
Joondalup - 38
Midland - 28
Mirrabooka - 26
Murchison - 19
Peel - 8
Perth - 21
Pilbara - 14
Rockingham - 11
South West - 14
West Kimberley - 21
Wheatbelt - 8.
(3) As at 28 February 2015, there were 1,926 children placed with approved relative carers and 1,198 children placed with approved non-relative carers in the following districts:
Armadale
- Relative carer: 180
- Non-relative carer: 160
Cannington
- Relative carer: 152
- Non-relative carer: 85
East Kimberley
- Relative carer: 46
- Non-relative carer: 20
Fremantle
- Relative carer: 120
- Non-relative carer: 46
Goldfields
- Relative carer: 91
- Non-relative carer: 17
Great Southern
- Relative carer: 77
- Non-relative carer: 65
Joondalup
- Relative carer: 111
- Non-relative carer: 100
Midland
- Relative carer: 168
- Non-relative carer: 83
Mirrabooka
- Relative carer: 146
- Non-relative carer: 84
Murchison
- Relative carer: 94
- Non-relative carer: 53
Peel
- Relative carer: 78
- Non-relative carer: 84
Perth
- Relative carer: 108
- Non-relative carer: 70
Pilbara
- Relative carer: 123
- Non-relative carer: 34
Rockingham
- Relative carer: 114
- Non-relative carer: 82
South West
- Relative carer: 102
- Non-relative carer: 105
West Kimberley
- Relative carer: 111
- Non-relative carer: 31
Wheatbelt
- Relative carer: 105
- Non-relative carer: 76
Fostering and Adoption Services
- Relative: 0
- Non-relative: 3.
(4) As at 28 February 2015, there were 382 children in the care of the Department placed with non-government organisation foster carers in the following districts:
Armadale - 42
Cannington - 61
East Kimberley - 7
Fremantle - 40
Goldfields - 13
Great Southern - 12
Joondalup - 48
Midland - 31
Mirrabooka - 34
Murchison - 5
Peel - 9
Perth - 36
Pilbara - 1
Rockingham - 24
South West - 14
West Kimberley - 1
Wheatbelt - 4.
Armadale - 461
Cannington - 352
East Kimberley - 118
Fremantle - 265
Goldfields - 172
Great Southern - 183
Joondalup - 328
Midland - 365
Mirrabooka - 338
Murchison - 200
Peel - 200
Perth - 263
Pilbara - 201
Rockingham - 259
South West - 276
West Kimberley - 212
Wheatbelt - 236
Fostering and Adoption - 11.
(2) As at 28 February 2015, there were 308 children in the care of the Department placed in non-government group facilities in the following districts:
Armadale - 18
Cannington - 17
East Kimberley - 18
Fremantle - 14
Goldfields - 17
Great Southern - 16
Joondalup - 38
Midland - 28
Mirrabooka - 26
Murchison - 19
Peel - 8
Perth - 21
Pilbara - 14
Rockingham - 11
South West - 14
West Kimberley - 21
Wheatbelt - 8.
(3) As at 28 February 2015, there were 1,926 children placed with approved relative carers and 1,198 children placed with approved non-relative carers in the following districts:
Armadale
- Relative carer: 180
- Non-relative carer: 160
Cannington
- Relative carer: 152
- Non-relative carer: 85
East Kimberley
- Relative carer: 46
- Non-relative carer: 20
Fremantle
- Relative carer: 120
- Non-relative carer: 46
Goldfields
- Relative carer: 91
- Non-relative carer: 17
Great Southern
- Relative carer: 77
- Non-relative carer: 65
Joondalup
- Relative carer: 111
- Non-relative carer: 100
Midland
- Relative carer: 168
- Non-relative carer: 83
Mirrabooka
- Relative carer: 146
- Non-relative carer: 84
Murchison
- Relative carer: 94
- Non-relative carer: 53
Peel
- Relative carer: 78
- Non-relative carer: 84
Perth
- Relative carer: 108
- Non-relative carer: 70
Pilbara
- Relative carer: 123
- Non-relative carer: 34
Rockingham
- Relative carer: 114
- Non-relative carer: 82
South West
- Relative carer: 102
- Non-relative carer: 105
West Kimberley
- Relative carer: 111
- Non-relative carer: 31
Wheatbelt
- Relative carer: 105
- Non-relative carer: 76
Fostering and Adoption Services
- Relative: 0
- Non-relative: 3.
(4) As at 28 February 2015, there were 382 children in the care of the Department placed with non-government organisation foster carers in the following districts:
Armadale - 42
Cannington - 61
East Kimberley - 7
Fremantle - 40
Goldfields - 13
Great Southern - 12
Joondalup - 48
Midland - 31
Mirrabooka - 34
Murchison - 5
Peel - 9
Perth - 36
Pilbara - 1
Rockingham - 24
South West - 14
West Kimberley - 1
Wheatbelt - 4.
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