❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the number of children under the care of the Department of Child Protection (DCP) in October 2011, broken down by district and placement type (group facilities, relative/non-relative foster carers, and NGO foster carers).
AnsweredQoN 4926Legislative Council
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(1) How many children were under the care of the Department of Child Protection (DCP) during the month of October 2011, 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
30 November 2011
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
28 days
Department Child Protection
(1) As at 31 October 2011, there were 3,601 children in care, in the following districts:
Armadale - 378
Cannington - 298
Fremantle - 280
Joondalup - 267
Midland - 239
Mirrabooka - 302
Perth - 228
Rockingham - 187
East Kimberley - 100
Goldfields - 180
Great Southern - 163
Murchison - 153
Peel - 185
Pilbara - 112
South West - 173
West Kimberley - 151
Wheatbelt - 192
Accommodation and Care Services - 13.
(2) As at 31 October 2011, there were 183 children placed in non-government group facilities in the following districts:
Armadale - 23
Cannington - 12
Fremantle - 9
Joondalup - 20
Midland - 14
Mirrabooka - 20
Perth - 22
Rockingham - 8
East Kimberley - 2
Goldfields - 5
Great Southern - 5
Murchison - 8
Peel - 7
Pilbara - 4
South West - 9
West Kimberley - 12
Wheatbelt - 3.
(3) As at 31 October 2011, there were 1,352 children placed with departmental relative foster carers and 1,086 children placed with departmental non-relative foster carers, in the following districts:
Armadale - 117 relative, 134 non-relative
Cannington - 129 relative, 81 non-relative
Fremantle - 127 relative, 64 non-relative
Joondalup - 85 relative, 103 non-relative
Midland - 89 relative, 64 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 102 relative, 98 non-relative
Perth - 69 relative, 80 non-relative
Rockingham - 61 relative, 69 non-relative
East Kimberley - 47 relative, 9 non-relative
Goldfields - 83 relative, 33 non-relative
Great Southern - 61 relative, 50 non-relative
Murchison - 65 relative, 52 non-relative
Peel - 68 relative, 70 non-relative
Pilbara - 63 relative, 9 non-relative
South West - 44 relative, 86 non-relative
West Kimberley - 78 relative, 25 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 64 relative, 59 non-relative.
(4) As at 31 October 2011, there were 283 children placed with non-government organisation foster carers, in the following districts:
Armadale - 46
Cannington - 32
Fremantle - 34
Goldfields - 2
Joondalup - 20
Midland - 37
Mirrabooka - 37
Perth - 33
Rockingham - 19
Great Southern - 4
Peel - 2
South West - 3
West Kimberley - 7
Wheatbelt - 7.
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(1) As at 31 October 2011, there were 3,601 children in care, in the following districts:
Armadale - 378
Cannington - 298
Fremantle - 280
Joondalup - 267
Midland - 239
Mirrabooka - 302
Perth - 228
Rockingham - 187
East Kimberley - 100
Goldfields - 180
Great Southern - 163
Murchison - 153
Peel - 185
Pilbara - 112
South West - 173
West Kimberley - 151
Wheatbelt - 192
Accommodation and Care Services - 13.
(2) As at 31 October 2011, there were 183 children placed in non-government group facilities in the following districts:
Armadale - 23
Cannington - 12
Fremantle - 9
Joondalup - 20
Midland - 14
Mirrabooka - 20
Perth - 22
Rockingham - 8
East Kimberley - 2
Goldfields - 5
Great Southern - 5
Murchison - 8
Peel - 7
Pilbara - 4
South West - 9
West Kimberley - 12
Wheatbelt - 3.
(3) As at 31 October 2011, there were 1,352 children placed with departmental relative foster carers and 1,086 children placed with departmental non-relative foster carers, in the following districts:
Armadale - 117 relative, 134 non-relative
Cannington - 129 relative, 81 non-relative
Fremantle - 127 relative, 64 non-relative
Joondalup - 85 relative, 103 non-relative
Midland - 89 relative, 64 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 102 relative, 98 non-relative
Perth - 69 relative, 80 non-relative
Rockingham - 61 relative, 69 non-relative
East Kimberley - 47 relative, 9 non-relative
Goldfields - 83 relative, 33 non-relative
Great Southern - 61 relative, 50 non-relative
Murchison - 65 relative, 52 non-relative
Peel - 68 relative, 70 non-relative
Pilbara - 63 relative, 9 non-relative
South West - 44 relative, 86 non-relative
West Kimberley - 78 relative, 25 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 64 relative, 59 non-relative.
(4) As at 31 October 2011, there were 283 children placed with non-government organisation foster carers, in the following districts:
Armadale - 46
Cannington - 32
Fremantle - 34
Goldfields - 2
Joondalup - 20
Midland - 37
Mirrabooka - 37
Perth - 33
Rockingham - 19
Great Southern - 4
Peel - 2
South West - 3
West Kimberley - 7
Wheatbelt - 7.
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