❓ This parliamentary question seeks data on foster carer applications, registered carers, and carers with children placed, broken down by relative/non-relative status and district in Western Australia as of May/June 2014. The answer provides the requested data.
AnsweredQoN 1262Legislative Council
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(1) As at 31 May 2014, what was total number of applications to be a foster carer approved by category of relative and non-relative carer, by district? (2) As at 31 May 2014, what was the total number of registered foster carers, by category of relative carer and non-relative carer, by district? (3) As at 31 May 2014, what was the total number of registered foster carers with children placed, by category of relative and non-relative carers, by district?
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Answered
19 August 2014
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
63 days
(1) In May 2014, there were 62 relative and 15 non-relative foster carer applications approved in the following districts:
Armadale - 5 relative, 2 non-relative
Cannington - 7 relative, 0 non-relative
East Kimberley - 1 relative, 0 non-relative
Fremantle - 6 relative, 1 non-relative
Goldfields - 0 relative, 1 non-relative
Great Southern - 4 relative, 0 non-relative
Joondalup - 2 relative, 0 non-relative
Midland - 4 relative, 1 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 1 relative, 1 non-relative
Murchison - 3 relative, 0 non-relative
Peel - 1 relative, 1 non-relative
Perth - 6 relative, 0 non-relative
Pilbara - 4 relative, 1 non-relative
Rockingham - 4 relative, 0 non-relative
South West - 6 relative, 1 non-relative
West Kimberley - 5 relative, 0 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 3 relative, 0 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 6 non-relative.
(2) As at 1 June 2014, there were 1,052 relative and 827 non-relative approved foster carer households in the following districts:
Armadale - 69 relative, 73 non-relative
Cannington - 102 relative, 53 non-relative
East Kimberley - 33 relative, 21 non-relative
Fremantle - 92 relative, 38 non-relative
Goldfields - 48 relative, 24 non-relative
Great Southern - 42 relative, 41 non-relative
Joondalup - 58 relative, 69 non-relative
Midland - 73 relative, 53 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 106 relative, 52 non-relative
Murchison - 47 relative, 35 non-relative
Peel - 59 relative, 44 non-relative
Perth - 71 relative, 38 non-relative
Pilbara - 59 relative, 23 non-relative
Rockingham - 57 relative, 54 non-relative
South West - 36 relative, 71 non-relative
West Kimberley - 56 relative, 24 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 41 relative, 47 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 3 relative, 67 non-relative.
(3) As at 1 June 2014, there were 774 relative and 551 non-relative foster carer households with children placed in the following districts:
Armadale - 51 relative, 59 non-relative
Cannington - 74 relative, 42 non-relative
East Kimberley - 23 relative, 8 non-relative
Fremantle - 65 relative, 29 non-relative
Goldfields - 37 relative, 14 non-relative
Great Southern - 25 relative, 32 non-relative
Joondalup - 39 relative, 43 non-relative
Midland - 58 relative, 35 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 78 relative, 40 non-relative
Murchison - 36 relative, 22 non-relative
Peel - 45 relative, 30 non-relative
Perth - 58 relative, 30 non-relative
Pilbara - 41 relative, 17 non-relative
Rockingham - 42 relative, 41 non-relative
South West - 28 relative, 47 non-relative
West Kimberley - 46 relative, 13 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 26 relative, 29 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 2 relative, 20 non-relative.
Armadale - 5 relative, 2 non-relative
Cannington - 7 relative, 0 non-relative
East Kimberley - 1 relative, 0 non-relative
Fremantle - 6 relative, 1 non-relative
Goldfields - 0 relative, 1 non-relative
Great Southern - 4 relative, 0 non-relative
Joondalup - 2 relative, 0 non-relative
Midland - 4 relative, 1 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 1 relative, 1 non-relative
Murchison - 3 relative, 0 non-relative
Peel - 1 relative, 1 non-relative
Perth - 6 relative, 0 non-relative
Pilbara - 4 relative, 1 non-relative
Rockingham - 4 relative, 0 non-relative
South West - 6 relative, 1 non-relative
West Kimberley - 5 relative, 0 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 3 relative, 0 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 6 non-relative.
(2) As at 1 June 2014, there were 1,052 relative and 827 non-relative approved foster carer households in the following districts:
Armadale - 69 relative, 73 non-relative
Cannington - 102 relative, 53 non-relative
East Kimberley - 33 relative, 21 non-relative
Fremantle - 92 relative, 38 non-relative
Goldfields - 48 relative, 24 non-relative
Great Southern - 42 relative, 41 non-relative
Joondalup - 58 relative, 69 non-relative
Midland - 73 relative, 53 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 106 relative, 52 non-relative
Murchison - 47 relative, 35 non-relative
Peel - 59 relative, 44 non-relative
Perth - 71 relative, 38 non-relative
Pilbara - 59 relative, 23 non-relative
Rockingham - 57 relative, 54 non-relative
South West - 36 relative, 71 non-relative
West Kimberley - 56 relative, 24 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 41 relative, 47 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 3 relative, 67 non-relative.
(3) As at 1 June 2014, there were 774 relative and 551 non-relative foster carer households with children placed in the following districts:
Armadale - 51 relative, 59 non-relative
Cannington - 74 relative, 42 non-relative
East Kimberley - 23 relative, 8 non-relative
Fremantle - 65 relative, 29 non-relative
Goldfields - 37 relative, 14 non-relative
Great Southern - 25 relative, 32 non-relative
Joondalup - 39 relative, 43 non-relative
Midland - 58 relative, 35 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 78 relative, 40 non-relative
Murchison - 36 relative, 22 non-relative
Peel - 45 relative, 30 non-relative
Perth - 58 relative, 30 non-relative
Pilbara - 41 relative, 17 non-relative
Rockingham - 42 relative, 41 non-relative
South West - 28 relative, 47 non-relative
West Kimberley - 46 relative, 13 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 26 relative, 29 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 2 relative, 20 non-relative.
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