❓ Hon Sue Ellery's parliamentary question seeks detailed data on foster carers in WA as of February 2011, including applications, registrations, and placements, broken down by carer type and district. The answer provides some data, but notes that some is not retrospectively available.
AnsweredQoN 3764Legislative Council
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(1) As at 28 February 2011, what was total number of applications to be a foster carer approved by category of relative and non relative carer, and by district?
(2) As at 28 February 2011, what was the total number of registered foster carers by category of relative carer and non relative carer, and by district?
(3) As at 28 February 2011, what was the total number of interim foster carers, by category of relative and non relative carer, and by district?
(4) As at 28 February 2011, what was the total number of registered foster carers with children placed, by category of relative and non relative carers by district?
(5) As at 28 February 2011, what was the total number of interim foster carers with children placed, by category of relative and non relative carers by district?
(2) As at 28 February 2011, what was the total number of registered foster carers by category of relative carer and non relative carer, and by district?
(3) As at 28 February 2011, what was the total number of interim foster carers, by category of relative and non relative carer, and by district?
(4) As at 28 February 2011, what was the total number of registered foster carers with children placed, by category of relative and non relative carers by district?
(5) As at 28 February 2011, what was the total number of interim foster carers with children placed, by category of relative and non relative carers by district?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
5 April 2011
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
12 days
(1) In February 2011, there were 20 relative and 23 non relative applications to be a foster carer approved in each of the following districts:
Armadale - 2 relative, 1 non relative
Cannington - 0 relative, 1 non relative
Fremantle - 4 relative, 1 non relative
Joondalup - 3 relative, 0 non relative
Midland - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Mirrabooka - 2 relative, 1 non relative
Perth - 4 relative, 2 non relative
Rockingham - 2 relative, 3 non relative
Goldfields - 0 relative, 1 non relative
Great Southern - 0 relative, 2 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 1 relative, 1 non relative
Murchison - 0 relative, 1 non relative
Peel - 2 relative, 0 non relative
Pilbara - 0 relative, 0 non relative
South West - 0 relative, 3 non relative
Wheatbelt - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 6 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 0 non relative
(2) This data is not retrospectively available. As at 10 March 2011, there were 1155 relative and 1117 general registered foster carers in each of the following districts:
Armadale - 69 relative, 78 non relative
Cannington - 116 relative, 64 non relative
Fremantle - 117 relative, 46 non relative
Joondalup - 54 relative, 59 non relative
Midland -67 relative, 50 non relative
Mirrabooka - 78 relative, 59 non relative
Perth - 74 relative, 39 non relative
Rockingham - 43 relative, 45 non relative
Goldfields - 62 relative, 33 non relative
Great Southern - 49 relative, 36 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 68 relative, 12 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 76 relative, 25 non relative
Murchison - 54 relative, 38 non relative
Peel - 60 relative, 41 non relative
Pilbara - 54 relative, 10 non relative
South West - 53 relative, 84 non relative
Wheatbelt - 54 relative, 55 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 7 relative, 70 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 273 non relative
(3) This data is not retrospectively available. As at 10 March 2011, there were 415 relative and 57 non relative interim foster carers in each of the following districts:
Armadale - 33 relative, 8 non relative
Cannington - 40 relative, 3 non relative
Fremantle - 44 relative, 2 non relative
Joondalup - 15 relative, 0 non relative
Midland - 28 relative, 3 non relative
Mirrabooka - 22 relative, 5 non relative
Perth - 15 relative, 2 non relative
Rockingham - 19 relative, 4 non relative
Goldfields - 42 relative, 13 non relative
Great Southern - 6 relative, 0 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 23 relative, 2 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 26 relative, 2 non relative
Murchison - 23 relative, 1 non relative
Peel - 34 relative, 3 non relative
Pilbara - 15 relative, 0 non relative
South West - 14 relative, 2 non relative
Wheatbelt - 14 relative, 3 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 2 relative, 4 non relative
(4) This data is not retrospectively available. As at 10 March 2011, there were 802 relative and 754 general foster carers with children placed in each of the following districts:
Armadale - 59 relative, 57 non relative
Cannington - 79 relative, 45 non relative
Fremantle - 75 relative, 32 non relative
Joondalup - 41 relative, 48 non relative
Midland - 41 relative, 33 non relative
Mirrabooka - 61 relative, 45 non relative
Perth - 57 relative, 32 non relative
Rockingham - 27 relative, 37 non relative
Goldfields - 43 relative, 16 non relative
Great Southern - 38 relative, 26 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 50 relative, 3 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 53 relative, 13 non relative
Murchison - 34 relative, 20 non relative
Peel - 38 relative, 32 non relative
Pilbara - 40 relative, 4 non relative
South West - 33 relative, 52 non relative
Wheatbelt - 29 relative, 30 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 4 relative, 34 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 195 non relative
(5) This data is not retrospectively available. As at 30 March 2011, there were 252 relative and 23 non relative interim foster carers with children placed in each of the following districts:
Armadale - 28 relative, 2 non relative
Cannington - 25 relative, 2 non relative
Fremantle - 22 relative, 0 non relative
Joondalup - 6 relative, 0 non relative
Midland - 16 relative, 1 non relative
Mirrabooka - 16 relative, 2 non relative
Perth - 8 relative, 2 non relative
Rockingham - 11 relative, 4 non relative
Goldfields - 29 relative, 5 non relative
Great Southern - 4 relative, 0 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 15 relative, 0 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 17 relative, 1 non relative
Murchison - 11 relative, 0 non relative
Peel - 19 relative, 1 non relative
Pilbara - 10 relative, 0 non relative
South West - 8 relative, 1 non relative
Wheatbelt - 5 relative, 1 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 2 relative, 1 non relative
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Armadale - 2 relative, 1 non relative
Cannington - 0 relative, 1 non relative
Fremantle - 4 relative, 1 non relative
Joondalup - 3 relative, 0 non relative
Midland - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Mirrabooka - 2 relative, 1 non relative
Perth - 4 relative, 2 non relative
Rockingham - 2 relative, 3 non relative
Goldfields - 0 relative, 1 non relative
Great Southern - 0 relative, 2 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 1 relative, 1 non relative
Murchison - 0 relative, 1 non relative
Peel - 2 relative, 0 non relative
Pilbara - 0 relative, 0 non relative
South West - 0 relative, 3 non relative
Wheatbelt - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 6 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 0 non relative
(2) This data is not retrospectively available. As at 10 March 2011, there were 1155 relative and 1117 general registered foster carers in each of the following districts:
Armadale - 69 relative, 78 non relative
Cannington - 116 relative, 64 non relative
Fremantle - 117 relative, 46 non relative
Joondalup - 54 relative, 59 non relative
Midland -67 relative, 50 non relative
Mirrabooka - 78 relative, 59 non relative
Perth - 74 relative, 39 non relative
Rockingham - 43 relative, 45 non relative
Goldfields - 62 relative, 33 non relative
Great Southern - 49 relative, 36 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 68 relative, 12 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 76 relative, 25 non relative
Murchison - 54 relative, 38 non relative
Peel - 60 relative, 41 non relative
Pilbara - 54 relative, 10 non relative
South West - 53 relative, 84 non relative
Wheatbelt - 54 relative, 55 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 7 relative, 70 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 273 non relative
(3) This data is not retrospectively available. As at 10 March 2011, there were 415 relative and 57 non relative interim foster carers in each of the following districts:
Armadale - 33 relative, 8 non relative
Cannington - 40 relative, 3 non relative
Fremantle - 44 relative, 2 non relative
Joondalup - 15 relative, 0 non relative
Midland - 28 relative, 3 non relative
Mirrabooka - 22 relative, 5 non relative
Perth - 15 relative, 2 non relative
Rockingham - 19 relative, 4 non relative
Goldfields - 42 relative, 13 non relative
Great Southern - 6 relative, 0 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 23 relative, 2 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 26 relative, 2 non relative
Murchison - 23 relative, 1 non relative
Peel - 34 relative, 3 non relative
Pilbara - 15 relative, 0 non relative
South West - 14 relative, 2 non relative
Wheatbelt - 14 relative, 3 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 2 relative, 4 non relative
(4) This data is not retrospectively available. As at 10 March 2011, there were 802 relative and 754 general foster carers with children placed in each of the following districts:
Armadale - 59 relative, 57 non relative
Cannington - 79 relative, 45 non relative
Fremantle - 75 relative, 32 non relative
Joondalup - 41 relative, 48 non relative
Midland - 41 relative, 33 non relative
Mirrabooka - 61 relative, 45 non relative
Perth - 57 relative, 32 non relative
Rockingham - 27 relative, 37 non relative
Goldfields - 43 relative, 16 non relative
Great Southern - 38 relative, 26 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 50 relative, 3 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 53 relative, 13 non relative
Murchison - 34 relative, 20 non relative
Peel - 38 relative, 32 non relative
Pilbara - 40 relative, 4 non relative
South West - 33 relative, 52 non relative
Wheatbelt - 29 relative, 30 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 4 relative, 34 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 195 non relative
(5) This data is not retrospectively available. As at 30 March 2011, there were 252 relative and 23 non relative interim foster carers with children placed in each of the following districts:
Armadale - 28 relative, 2 non relative
Cannington - 25 relative, 2 non relative
Fremantle - 22 relative, 0 non relative
Joondalup - 6 relative, 0 non relative
Midland - 16 relative, 1 non relative
Mirrabooka - 16 relative, 2 non relative
Perth - 8 relative, 2 non relative
Rockingham - 11 relative, 4 non relative
Goldfields - 29 relative, 5 non relative
Great Southern - 4 relative, 0 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 15 relative, 0 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 17 relative, 1 non relative
Murchison - 11 relative, 0 non relative
Peel - 19 relative, 1 non relative
Pilbara - 10 relative, 0 non relative
South West - 8 relative, 1 non relative
Wheatbelt - 5 relative, 1 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 2 relative, 1 non relative
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