❓ Hon Sue Ellery asks about foster carer numbers (applications, registered, interim, placements) by relative/non-relative status and district. The response cites a new client system impacting data accuracy and provides some data, but much is unavailable retrospectively.
AnsweredQoN 2855Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
As at 31 August 2010, what was total number of -
(a) applications to be a foster carer approved by category of relative and non relative carer and by district;
(b) registered foster carers by category of relative carer and non relative carer and by district;
(c) interim foster carers, by category of relative and non relative carer and by district;
(d) registered foster carers with children placed, by category of relative and non relative carers by district; and
(e) interim foster carers with children placed, by category of relative and non relative carers by district?
(a) applications to be a foster carer approved by category of relative and non relative carer and by district;
(b) registered foster carers by category of relative carer and non relative carer and by district;
(c) interim foster carers, by category of relative and non relative carer and by district;
(d) registered foster carers with children placed, by category of relative and non relative carers by district; and
(e) interim foster carers with children placed, by category of relative and non relative carers by district?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
11 November 2010
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
49 days
The Department for Child Protection has recently implemented a new client system and there is ongoing data quality work to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data migration from the previous client system.
Due to the differences between the two systems, reported results may not be comparable with data previously reported.
(a) In August 2010, there were 22 relative and 21 non relative applications to be a foster carer approved in each of the following districts:
Armadale - 0 relative, 1 non relative
Cannington - 6 relative, 0 non relative
Fremantle - 3 relative, 0 non relative
Joondalup - 1 relative, 1 non relative
Midland - 1 relative, 0 non relative
Mirrabooka - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Perth - 6 relative, 1 non relative
Rockingham - 1 relative, 0 non relative
Goldfields - 1 relative, 2 non relative
Great Southern - 0 relative, 1 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 2 relative, 2 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 1 relative, 1 non relative
Murchison - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Peel - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Pilbara - 0 relative, 0 non relative
South West - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Wheatbelt - 0 relative, 5 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 7 non relative
(b) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 25 October 2010, there were 1201 relative and 1205 general registered foster carer households in each of the following districts:
Armadale - 71 relative, 82 non relative
Cannington - 114 relative, 68 non relative
Fremantle - 117 relative, 46 non relative
Joondalup - 49 relative, 58 non relative
Midland - 77 relative, 65 non relative
Mirrabooka - 86 relative, 83 non relative
Perth - 79 relative, 39 non relative
Rockingham - 45 relative, 52 non relative
Goldfields - 62 relative, 28 non relative
Great Southern - 63 relative, 41 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 75 relative, 19 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 85 relative, 24 non relative
Murchison - 52 relative, 36 non relative
Peel - 60 relative, 47 non relative
Pilbara - 50 relative, 9 non relative
South West - 55 relative, 83 non relative
Wheatbelt - 57 relative, 59 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 2 relative, 32 non relative
Fostering and Adoptions Services - 2 relative, 334 non relative
(c) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 25 October 2010, there were 451 relative and 82 non relative interim foster carer households in each of the following districts:
Armadale - 33 relative, 13 non relative
Cannington - 38 relative, 8 non relative
Fremantle - 42 relative, 4 non relative
Joondalup - 15 relative, 1 non relative
Midland - 31 relative, 7 non relative
Mirrabooka - 29 relative, 9 non relative
Perth - 26 relative, 4 non relative
Rockingham - 15 relative, 3 non relative
Goldfields - 46 relative, 10 non relative
Great Southern - 11 relative, 2 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 26 relative, 1 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 30 relative, 2 non relative
Murchison - 26 relative, 4 non relative
Peel - 34 relative, 4 non relative
Pilbara - 18 relative, 0 non relative
South West - 12 relative, 1 non relative
Wheatbelt - 17 relative, 6 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Fostering and Adoptions Service - 2 relative, 3 non relative
(d) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 25 October 2010, there were 767 relative and 663 general foster carer households with children placed in each of the following districts:
Armadale - 55 relative, 57 non relative
Cannington - 80 relative, 39 non relative
Fremantle - 68 relative, 26 non relative
Joondalup - 37 relative, 44 non relative
Midland - 47 relative, 34 non relative
Mirrabooka - 54 relative, 49 non relative
Perth - 53 relative, 29 non relative
Rockingham - 26 relative, 34 non relative
Goldfields - 35 relative, 15 non relative
Great Southern - 38 relative, 23 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 54 relative, 5 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 53 relative, 13 non relative
Murchison - 31 relative, 20 non relative
Peel - 34 relative, 29 non relative
Pilbara - 37 relative, 5 non relative
South West - 34 relative, 49 non relative
Wheatbelt - 29 relative, 32 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 13 non relative
Fostering and Adoptions Services - 2 relative, 147 non relative
(e) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 25 October 2010, there were 239 relative and 26 non relative interim foster carer households with children placed in each of the following districts:
Armadale - 23 relative, 3 non relative
Cannington - 23 relative, 1 non relative
Fremantle - 17 relative, 0 non relative
Joondalup - 6 relative, 0 non relative
Midland - 18 relative, 3 non relative
Mirrabooka - 16 relative, 1 non relative
Perth - 14 relative, 3 non relative
Rockingham - 8 relative, 1 non relative
Goldfields - 25 relative, 4 non relative
Great Southern - 5 relative, 2 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 14 relative, 1 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 18 relative, 1 non relative
Murchison - 10 relative, 3 non relative
Peel - 15 relative, 0 non relative
Pilbara - 14 relative, 0 non relative
South West - 7 relative, 0 non relative
Wheatbelt - 4 relative, 2 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Fostering and Adoptions Service - 2 relative, 1 non relative
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Due to the differences between the two systems, reported results may not be comparable with data previously reported.
(a) In August 2010, there were 22 relative and 21 non relative applications to be a foster carer approved in each of the following districts:
Armadale - 0 relative, 1 non relative
Cannington - 6 relative, 0 non relative
Fremantle - 3 relative, 0 non relative
Joondalup - 1 relative, 1 non relative
Midland - 1 relative, 0 non relative
Mirrabooka - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Perth - 6 relative, 1 non relative
Rockingham - 1 relative, 0 non relative
Goldfields - 1 relative, 2 non relative
Great Southern - 0 relative, 1 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 2 relative, 2 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 1 relative, 1 non relative
Murchison - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Peel - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Pilbara - 0 relative, 0 non relative
South West - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Wheatbelt - 0 relative, 5 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 7 non relative
(b) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 25 October 2010, there were 1201 relative and 1205 general registered foster carer households in each of the following districts:
Armadale - 71 relative, 82 non relative
Cannington - 114 relative, 68 non relative
Fremantle - 117 relative, 46 non relative
Joondalup - 49 relative, 58 non relative
Midland - 77 relative, 65 non relative
Mirrabooka - 86 relative, 83 non relative
Perth - 79 relative, 39 non relative
Rockingham - 45 relative, 52 non relative
Goldfields - 62 relative, 28 non relative
Great Southern - 63 relative, 41 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 75 relative, 19 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 85 relative, 24 non relative
Murchison - 52 relative, 36 non relative
Peel - 60 relative, 47 non relative
Pilbara - 50 relative, 9 non relative
South West - 55 relative, 83 non relative
Wheatbelt - 57 relative, 59 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 2 relative, 32 non relative
Fostering and Adoptions Services - 2 relative, 334 non relative
(c) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 25 October 2010, there were 451 relative and 82 non relative interim foster carer households in each of the following districts:
Armadale - 33 relative, 13 non relative
Cannington - 38 relative, 8 non relative
Fremantle - 42 relative, 4 non relative
Joondalup - 15 relative, 1 non relative
Midland - 31 relative, 7 non relative
Mirrabooka - 29 relative, 9 non relative
Perth - 26 relative, 4 non relative
Rockingham - 15 relative, 3 non relative
Goldfields - 46 relative, 10 non relative
Great Southern - 11 relative, 2 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 26 relative, 1 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 30 relative, 2 non relative
Murchison - 26 relative, 4 non relative
Peel - 34 relative, 4 non relative
Pilbara - 18 relative, 0 non relative
South West - 12 relative, 1 non relative
Wheatbelt - 17 relative, 6 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Fostering and Adoptions Service - 2 relative, 3 non relative
(d) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 25 October 2010, there were 767 relative and 663 general foster carer households with children placed in each of the following districts:
Armadale - 55 relative, 57 non relative
Cannington - 80 relative, 39 non relative
Fremantle - 68 relative, 26 non relative
Joondalup - 37 relative, 44 non relative
Midland - 47 relative, 34 non relative
Mirrabooka - 54 relative, 49 non relative
Perth - 53 relative, 29 non relative
Rockingham - 26 relative, 34 non relative
Goldfields - 35 relative, 15 non relative
Great Southern - 38 relative, 23 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 54 relative, 5 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 53 relative, 13 non relative
Murchison - 31 relative, 20 non relative
Peel - 34 relative, 29 non relative
Pilbara - 37 relative, 5 non relative
South West - 34 relative, 49 non relative
Wheatbelt - 29 relative, 32 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 13 non relative
Fostering and Adoptions Services - 2 relative, 147 non relative
(e) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 25 October 2010, there were 239 relative and 26 non relative interim foster carer households with children placed in each of the following districts:
Armadale - 23 relative, 3 non relative
Cannington - 23 relative, 1 non relative
Fremantle - 17 relative, 0 non relative
Joondalup - 6 relative, 0 non relative
Midland - 18 relative, 3 non relative
Mirrabooka - 16 relative, 1 non relative
Perth - 14 relative, 3 non relative
Rockingham - 8 relative, 1 non relative
Goldfields - 25 relative, 4 non relative
Great Southern - 5 relative, 2 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 14 relative, 1 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 18 relative, 1 non relative
Murchison - 10 relative, 3 non relative
Peel - 15 relative, 0 non relative
Pilbara - 14 relative, 0 non relative
South West - 7 relative, 0 non relative
Wheatbelt - 4 relative, 2 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Fostering and Adoptions Service - 2 relative, 1 non relative
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