❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the number of children under the care of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support in November 2013, broken down by district and placement type (non-government group facilities and NGO foster carers).
AnsweredQoN 673Legislative 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 November 2013? (2) By district, how many of these children were placed in non-government group facilities? (3) By district, how many of these children were placed in non-government group facilities? (4) By district, how many of these children were in placements with non-government organisation foster carers?
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Answered
27 February 2014
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
84 days
(1) As at 30 November 2013, there were 4,080 children in care, in the following districts:
Armadale - 409
Cannington - 338
Fremantle - 277
Joondalup - 293
Midland - 325
Mirrabooka - 336
Perth - 255
Rockingham - 266
East Kimberley - 108
Goldfields - 184
Great Southern - 176
Murchison - 181
Peel - 216
Pilbara - 136
South West - 241
West Kimberley - 162
Wheatbelt - 170
Fostering and Adoption Services - 7.
(2) As at 30 November 2013, there were 281 children placed in nongovernment group facilities in the following districts:
Armadale - 25
Cannington - 7
Fremantle - 21
Joondalup - 37
Midland - 27
Mirrabooka - 11
Perth - 22
Rockingham - 13
East Kimberley - 11
Goldfields - 16
Great Southern - 10
Murchison - 19
Peel - 7
Pilbara - 9
South West - 15
West Kimberley - 20
Wheatbelt - 11.
(3) Refer to Question (2).
(4) As at 30 November 2013, there were 364 children placed with nongovernment organisation foster carers, in the following districts:
Armadale - 44
Cannington - 41
Fremantle - 32
Joondalup - 40
Midland - 53
Mirrabooka - 29
Perth - 41
Rockingham - 33
East Kimberley - 8
Goldfields - 5
Great Southern - 9
Murchison - 3
Peel - 4
Pilbara - 3
South West - 8
West Kimberley - 2
Wheatbelt - 9.
Armadale - 409
Cannington - 338
Fremantle - 277
Joondalup - 293
Midland - 325
Mirrabooka - 336
Perth - 255
Rockingham - 266
East Kimberley - 108
Goldfields - 184
Great Southern - 176
Murchison - 181
Peel - 216
Pilbara - 136
South West - 241
West Kimberley - 162
Wheatbelt - 170
Fostering and Adoption Services - 7.
(2) As at 30 November 2013, there were 281 children placed in nongovernment group facilities in the following districts:
Armadale - 25
Cannington - 7
Fremantle - 21
Joondalup - 37
Midland - 27
Mirrabooka - 11
Perth - 22
Rockingham - 13
East Kimberley - 11
Goldfields - 16
Great Southern - 10
Murchison - 19
Peel - 7
Pilbara - 9
South West - 15
West Kimberley - 20
Wheatbelt - 11.
(3) Refer to Question (2).
(4) As at 30 November 2013, there were 364 children placed with nongovernment organisation foster carers, in the following districts:
Armadale - 44
Cannington - 41
Fremantle - 32
Joondalup - 40
Midland - 53
Mirrabooka - 29
Perth - 41
Rockingham - 33
East Kimberley - 8
Goldfields - 5
Great Southern - 9
Murchison - 3
Peel - 4
Pilbara - 3
South West - 8
West Kimberley - 2
Wheatbelt - 9.
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