❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the number of children under the care of the Department of Child Protection (DCP) in February 2012, broken down by district and placement type.
AnsweredQoN 5137Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
(1) How many children were under the care of the Department of Child Protection (DCP) during the month of February 2012, by district?
(2) How many of these were placed in non-Government group facilities, by district?
(3) How many of these were in placements with DCP foster carers by category of relative and non-relative carer, by district?
(4) How many of these were in placements with non-Government organisation foster carers by district?
(2) How many of these were placed in non-Government group facilities, by district?
(3) How many of these were in placements with DCP foster carers by category of relative and non-relative carer, by district?
(4) How many of these were in placements with non-Government organisation foster carers by district?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
1 May 2012
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
56 days
(1) As at 29 February 2012, there were 3,750 children in care, in the following districts:
Armadale - 377
Cannington - 295
East Kimberley - 99
Fremantle - 293
Goldfields - 182
Great Southern - 170
Joondalup - 302
Midland - 258
Mirrabooka - 316
Murchison - 167
Peel - 186
Perth - 258
Pilbara - 107
Rockingham - 202
South West - 180
West Kimberley - 157
Wheatbelt - 187
Accommodation and Care Services - 14.
(2) As at 29 February 2012, there were 225 children placed in non-government group facilities in the following districts:
Armadale - 25
Cannington - 13
East Kimberley - 7
Fremantle - 11
Goldfields - 8
Great Southern - 7
Joondalup - 29
Midland - 11
Mirrabooka - 25
Murchison - 13
Peel - 9
Perth - 25
Pilbara - 6
Rockingham - 5
South West - 11
West Kimberley - 15
Wheatbelt - 5.
(3) As at 29 February 2012, there were 1,398 children placed with departmental relative foster carers and 1,132 children placed with departmental non-relative foster carers, in the following districts:
Armadale - 106 relative, 130 non-relative
Cannington - 127 relative, 84 non-relative
East Kimberley - 44 relative, 12 non-relative
Fremantle - 130 relative, 59 non-relative
Goldfields - 88 relative, 33 non-relative
Great Southern - 76 relative, 54 non-relative
Joondalup - 88 relative, 107 non-relative
Midland - 94 relative, 81 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 109 relative, 101 non-relative
Murchison - 73 relative, 51 non-relative
Peel - 66 relative, 69 non-relative
Perth - 87 relative, 86 non-relative
Pilbara - 57 relative, 9 non-relative
Rockingham - 64 relative, 78 non-relative
South West - 52 relative, 84 non-relative
West Kimberley - 81 relative, 29 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 56 relative, 61 non-relative
Family Information and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 4 non-relative
(4) As at 29 February 2012, there were 309 children placed with non-government organisation foster carers, in the following districts:
Armadale - 48
Cannington - 34
East Kimberley - 1
Fremantle - 39
Goldfields - 2
Great Southern - 4
Joondalup - 28
Midland - 37
Mirrabooka - 36
Murchison - 1
Peel - 2
Perth - 40
Pilbara - 0
Rockingham - 22
South West - 5
West Kimberley - 4
Wheatbelt - 6.
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Armadale - 377
Cannington - 295
East Kimberley - 99
Fremantle - 293
Goldfields - 182
Great Southern - 170
Joondalup - 302
Midland - 258
Mirrabooka - 316
Murchison - 167
Peel - 186
Perth - 258
Pilbara - 107
Rockingham - 202
South West - 180
West Kimberley - 157
Wheatbelt - 187
Accommodation and Care Services - 14.
(2) As at 29 February 2012, there were 225 children placed in non-government group facilities in the following districts:
Armadale - 25
Cannington - 13
East Kimberley - 7
Fremantle - 11
Goldfields - 8
Great Southern - 7
Joondalup - 29
Midland - 11
Mirrabooka - 25
Murchison - 13
Peel - 9
Perth - 25
Pilbara - 6
Rockingham - 5
South West - 11
West Kimberley - 15
Wheatbelt - 5.
(3) As at 29 February 2012, there were 1,398 children placed with departmental relative foster carers and 1,132 children placed with departmental non-relative foster carers, in the following districts:
Armadale - 106 relative, 130 non-relative
Cannington - 127 relative, 84 non-relative
East Kimberley - 44 relative, 12 non-relative
Fremantle - 130 relative, 59 non-relative
Goldfields - 88 relative, 33 non-relative
Great Southern - 76 relative, 54 non-relative
Joondalup - 88 relative, 107 non-relative
Midland - 94 relative, 81 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 109 relative, 101 non-relative
Murchison - 73 relative, 51 non-relative
Peel - 66 relative, 69 non-relative
Perth - 87 relative, 86 non-relative
Pilbara - 57 relative, 9 non-relative
Rockingham - 64 relative, 78 non-relative
South West - 52 relative, 84 non-relative
West Kimberley - 81 relative, 29 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 56 relative, 61 non-relative
Family Information and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 4 non-relative
(4) As at 29 February 2012, there were 309 children placed with non-government organisation foster carers, in the following districts:
Armadale - 48
Cannington - 34
East Kimberley - 1
Fremantle - 39
Goldfields - 2
Great Southern - 4
Joondalup - 28
Midland - 37
Mirrabooka - 36
Murchison - 1
Peel - 2
Perth - 40
Pilbara - 0
Rockingham - 22
South West - 5
West Kimberley - 4
Wheatbelt - 6.
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