❓ This WA parliamentary question seeks detailed data on the number of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children under the care of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support, broken down by district and placement type.
AnsweredQoN 4120Legislative Council
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(1) By district: (a) how many non-Aboriginal children were under the care of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support during the month of February 2016; and (b) how many Aboriginal children were under the care of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support during the month of February 2016? (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
29 June 2016
Responded by
Minister for Planning representing the Minister for Child Protection
Response time
50 days
(1) (a) On 29 February 2016, there were 2,179 non-Aboriginal children in the care of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support (the Department) in the following districts:
Armadale – 245
Cannington – 180
East Kimberley – 0
Fremantle – 142
Goldfields – 15
Great Southern – 78
Joondalup – 214
Midland – 186
Mirrabooka – 187
Murchison – 64
Peel – 163
Perth – 168
Pilbara – 7
Rockingham – 210
South West – 196
West Kimberley – 1
Wheatbelt – 108
Fostering and Adoption – 15.
(1) (b) On 29 February 2016, there were 2,420 Aboriginal children in the care of the Department in the following districts:
Armadale – 215
Cannington – 217
East Kimberley – 155
Fremantle – 122
Goldfields – 116
Great Southern – 99
Joondalup – 134
Midland – 192
Mirrabooka – 135
Murchison – 180
Peel – 55
Perth – 98
Pilbara – 190
Rockingham – 60
South West – 114
West Kimberley – 191
Wheatbelt – 146
Fostering and Adoption – 1
(2) On 29 February 2016, there were 182 Aboriginal and 106 non-Aboriginal children in the care of the Department placed in non-government group facilities, in the following districts:
Armadale – 9 Aboriginal; 16 non-Aboriginal
Cannington – 15 Aboriginal; 9 non-Aboriginal
East Kimberley – 22 Aboriginal; 0 non-Aboriginal
Fremantle – 10 Aboriginal; 4 non-Aboriginal
Goldfields – 13 Aboriginal; 1 non-Aboriginal
Great Southern – 8 Aboriginal; 9 non-Aboriginal
Joondalup – 12 Aboriginal; 5 non-Aboriginal
Midland – 17 Aboriginal; 7 non-Aboriginal
Mirrabooka – 7 Aboriginal; 14 non-Aboriginal
Murchison – 8 Aboriginal; 9 non-Aboriginal
Peel – 4 Aboriginal; 9 non-Aboriginal
Perth – 5 Aboriginal; 8 non-Aboriginal
Pilbara – 15 Aboriginal; 1 non-Aboriginal
Rockingham – 0 Aboriginal; 6 non-Aboriginal
South West – 4 Aboriginal; 5 non-Aboriginal
West Kimberley – 24 Aboriginal; 0 non-Aboriginal
Wheatbelt – 9 Aboriginal; 3 non-Aboriginal.
(3) On 29 February 2016, there were 1,130 Aboriginal and 855 non-Aboriginal children in the care of the Department placed with approved relative carers; and 543 Aboriginal and 668 non-Aboriginal children placed with approved non-relative carers in the following districts:
Armadale
- Relative carer: 86 Aboriginal; 71 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 64 Aboriginal; 92 non-Aboriginal
Cannington
- Relative carer: 96 Aboriginal; 75 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 40 Aboriginal; 64 non-Aboriginal
East Kimberley
- Relative carer: 58 Aboriginal; 0 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 26 Aboriginal; 0 non-Aboriginal
Fremantle
- Relative carer: 59 Aboriginal; 72 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 21 Aboriginal; 24 non-Aboriginal
Goldfields
- Relative carer: 63 Aboriginal; 6 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 8 Aboriginal; 4 non-Aboriginal
Great Southern
- Relative carer: 49 Aboriginal; 25 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 29 Aboriginal; 32 non-Aboriginal
Joondalup
- Relative carer: 60 Aboriginal; 75 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 34 Aboriginal; 66 non-Aboriginal
Midland
- Relative carer: 89 Aboriginal; 82 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 35 Aboriginal; 43 non-Aboriginal
Mirrabooka
- Relative carer: 68 Aboriginal; 75 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 27 Aboriginal; 48 non-Aboriginal
Murchison
- Relative carer: 74 Aboriginal; 28 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 64 Aboriginal; 15 non-Aboriginal
Peel
- Relative carer: 26 Aboriginal; 58 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 16 Aboriginal; 68 non-Aboriginal
Perth
- Relative carer: 38 Aboriginal; 57 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 32 Aboriginal; 48 non-Aboriginal
Pilbara
- Relative carer: 108 Aboriginal; 6 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 31 Aboriginal; 0 non-Aboriginal
Rockingham
- Relative carer: 22 Aboriginal; 96 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 18 Aboriginal; 47 non-Aboriginal
South West
- Relative carer: 46 Aboriginal; 79 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 35 Aboriginal; 72 non-Aboriginal
West Kimberley
- Relative carer: 109 Aboriginal; 0 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 28 Aboriginal; 1 non-Aboriginal
Wheatbelt
- Relative carer: 79 Aboriginal; 48 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 35 Aboriginal; 42 non-Aboriginal
Fostering and Adoption Services
- Relative: 0 Aboriginal; 2 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative: 0 Aboriginal; 2 non-Aboriginal
(4) On 29 February 2016, there were 253 Aboriginal and 234 non-Aboriginal children in the care of the Department placed with non-government organisation foster carers in the following districts:
Armadale – 26 Aboriginal; 22 non-Aboriginal
Cannington – 48 Aboriginal; 18 non-Aboriginal
East Kimberley – 13 Aboriginal; 0 non-Aboriginal
Fremantle – 24 Aboriginal; 17 non-Aboriginal
Goldfields – 15 Aboriginal; 0 non-Aboriginal
Great Southern – 7 Aboriginal; 7 non-Aboriginal
Joondalup – 17 Aboriginal; 40 non-Aboriginal
Midland – 23 Aboriginal; 16 non-Aboriginal
Mirrabooka – 18 Aboriginal; 24 non-Aboriginal
Murchison – 11 Aboriginal; 1 non-Aboriginal
Peel – 5 Aboriginal; 6 non-Aboriginal
Perth – 11 Aboriginal; 36 non-Aboriginal
Pilbara – 3 Aboriginal; 0 non-Aboriginal
Rockingham – 8 Aboriginal; 28 non-Aboriginal
South West – 8 Aboriginal; 16 non-Aboriginal
West Kimberley – 3 Aboriginal; 0 non-Aboriginal
Wheatbelt – 13 Aboriginal; 3 non-Aboriginal.
Armadale – 245
Cannington – 180
East Kimberley – 0
Fremantle – 142
Goldfields – 15
Great Southern – 78
Joondalup – 214
Midland – 186
Mirrabooka – 187
Murchison – 64
Peel – 163
Perth – 168
Pilbara – 7
Rockingham – 210
South West – 196
West Kimberley – 1
Wheatbelt – 108
Fostering and Adoption – 15.
(1) (b) On 29 February 2016, there were 2,420 Aboriginal children in the care of the Department in the following districts:
Armadale – 215
Cannington – 217
East Kimberley – 155
Fremantle – 122
Goldfields – 116
Great Southern – 99
Joondalup – 134
Midland – 192
Mirrabooka – 135
Murchison – 180
Peel – 55
Perth – 98
Pilbara – 190
Rockingham – 60
South West – 114
West Kimberley – 191
Wheatbelt – 146
Fostering and Adoption – 1
(2) On 29 February 2016, there were 182 Aboriginal and 106 non-Aboriginal children in the care of the Department placed in non-government group facilities, in the following districts:
Armadale – 9 Aboriginal; 16 non-Aboriginal
Cannington – 15 Aboriginal; 9 non-Aboriginal
East Kimberley – 22 Aboriginal; 0 non-Aboriginal
Fremantle – 10 Aboriginal; 4 non-Aboriginal
Goldfields – 13 Aboriginal; 1 non-Aboriginal
Great Southern – 8 Aboriginal; 9 non-Aboriginal
Joondalup – 12 Aboriginal; 5 non-Aboriginal
Midland – 17 Aboriginal; 7 non-Aboriginal
Mirrabooka – 7 Aboriginal; 14 non-Aboriginal
Murchison – 8 Aboriginal; 9 non-Aboriginal
Peel – 4 Aboriginal; 9 non-Aboriginal
Perth – 5 Aboriginal; 8 non-Aboriginal
Pilbara – 15 Aboriginal; 1 non-Aboriginal
Rockingham – 0 Aboriginal; 6 non-Aboriginal
South West – 4 Aboriginal; 5 non-Aboriginal
West Kimberley – 24 Aboriginal; 0 non-Aboriginal
Wheatbelt – 9 Aboriginal; 3 non-Aboriginal.
(3) On 29 February 2016, there were 1,130 Aboriginal and 855 non-Aboriginal children in the care of the Department placed with approved relative carers; and 543 Aboriginal and 668 non-Aboriginal children placed with approved non-relative carers in the following districts:
Armadale
- Relative carer: 86 Aboriginal; 71 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 64 Aboriginal; 92 non-Aboriginal
Cannington
- Relative carer: 96 Aboriginal; 75 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 40 Aboriginal; 64 non-Aboriginal
East Kimberley
- Relative carer: 58 Aboriginal; 0 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 26 Aboriginal; 0 non-Aboriginal
Fremantle
- Relative carer: 59 Aboriginal; 72 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 21 Aboriginal; 24 non-Aboriginal
Goldfields
- Relative carer: 63 Aboriginal; 6 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 8 Aboriginal; 4 non-Aboriginal
Great Southern
- Relative carer: 49 Aboriginal; 25 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 29 Aboriginal; 32 non-Aboriginal
Joondalup
- Relative carer: 60 Aboriginal; 75 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 34 Aboriginal; 66 non-Aboriginal
Midland
- Relative carer: 89 Aboriginal; 82 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 35 Aboriginal; 43 non-Aboriginal
Mirrabooka
- Relative carer: 68 Aboriginal; 75 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 27 Aboriginal; 48 non-Aboriginal
Murchison
- Relative carer: 74 Aboriginal; 28 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 64 Aboriginal; 15 non-Aboriginal
Peel
- Relative carer: 26 Aboriginal; 58 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 16 Aboriginal; 68 non-Aboriginal
Perth
- Relative carer: 38 Aboriginal; 57 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 32 Aboriginal; 48 non-Aboriginal
Pilbara
- Relative carer: 108 Aboriginal; 6 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 31 Aboriginal; 0 non-Aboriginal
Rockingham
- Relative carer: 22 Aboriginal; 96 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 18 Aboriginal; 47 non-Aboriginal
South West
- Relative carer: 46 Aboriginal; 79 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 35 Aboriginal; 72 non-Aboriginal
West Kimberley
- Relative carer: 109 Aboriginal; 0 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 28 Aboriginal; 1 non-Aboriginal
Wheatbelt
- Relative carer: 79 Aboriginal; 48 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative carer: 35 Aboriginal; 42 non-Aboriginal
Fostering and Adoption Services
- Relative: 0 Aboriginal; 2 non-Aboriginal
- Non-relative: 0 Aboriginal; 2 non-Aboriginal
(4) On 29 February 2016, there were 253 Aboriginal and 234 non-Aboriginal children in the care of the Department placed with non-government organisation foster carers in the following districts:
Armadale – 26 Aboriginal; 22 non-Aboriginal
Cannington – 48 Aboriginal; 18 non-Aboriginal
East Kimberley – 13 Aboriginal; 0 non-Aboriginal
Fremantle – 24 Aboriginal; 17 non-Aboriginal
Goldfields – 15 Aboriginal; 0 non-Aboriginal
Great Southern – 7 Aboriginal; 7 non-Aboriginal
Joondalup – 17 Aboriginal; 40 non-Aboriginal
Midland – 23 Aboriginal; 16 non-Aboriginal
Mirrabooka – 18 Aboriginal; 24 non-Aboriginal
Murchison – 11 Aboriginal; 1 non-Aboriginal
Peel – 5 Aboriginal; 6 non-Aboriginal
Perth – 11 Aboriginal; 36 non-Aboriginal
Pilbara – 3 Aboriginal; 0 non-Aboriginal
Rockingham – 8 Aboriginal; 28 non-Aboriginal
South West – 8 Aboriginal; 16 non-Aboriginal
West Kimberley – 3 Aboriginal; 0 non-Aboriginal
Wheatbelt – 13 Aboriginal; 3 non-Aboriginal.
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