❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the number of children under the care of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support in August 2013, broken down by district and placement type (non-government group facilities and NGO foster carers).
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(1) By district, how many children were under the care of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support during the month of August 2013? (2) By district, how many of these were placed in non-government group facilities? (3) By district, how many of these were placed in non-government group facilities? (4) By district, how many of these were in placements with non-government organisation foster carers?
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Answered
21 November 2013
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
36 days
(1) As at 31 August 2013, there were 4,012 children in care, in the following districts:
Armadale - 408
Cannington - 334
Fremantle - 277
Joondalup - 279
Midland - 312
Mirrabooka - 333
Perth - 258
Rockingham - 259
East Kimberley - 109
Goldfields - 191
Great Southern - 171
Murchison - 180
Peel - 218
Pilbara - 132
South West - 228
West Kimberley - 148
Wheatbelt - 167
Fostering and Adoption Services - 8.
(2) As at 31 August 2013, there were 278 children placed in non-government group facilities in the following districts:
Armadale - 25
Cannington - 10
Fremantle - 18
Joondalup - 35
Midland - 18
Mirrabooka - 17
Perth - 21
Rockingham - 17
East Kimberley - 13
Goldfields - 16
Great Southern - 10
Murchison - 16
Peel - 7
Pilbara - 13
South West - 14
West Kimberley - 18
Wheatbelt - 10.
(3) See (2) above.
(4) As at 31 August 2013, there were 379 children placed with non-government organisation foster carers, in the following districts:
Armadale - 48
Cannington - 43
Fremantle - 33
Joondalup - 39
Midland - 47
Mirrabooka - 34
Perth - 44
Rockingham - 36
East Kimberley - 6
Goldfields - 11
Great Southern - 11
Murchison - 3
Peel - 3
Pilbara - 3
South West - 6
West Kimberley - 3
Wheatbelt - 9.
Armadale - 408
Cannington - 334
Fremantle - 277
Joondalup - 279
Midland - 312
Mirrabooka - 333
Perth - 258
Rockingham - 259
East Kimberley - 109
Goldfields - 191
Great Southern - 171
Murchison - 180
Peel - 218
Pilbara - 132
South West - 228
West Kimberley - 148
Wheatbelt - 167
Fostering and Adoption Services - 8.
(2) As at 31 August 2013, there were 278 children placed in non-government group facilities in the following districts:
Armadale - 25
Cannington - 10
Fremantle - 18
Joondalup - 35
Midland - 18
Mirrabooka - 17
Perth - 21
Rockingham - 17
East Kimberley - 13
Goldfields - 16
Great Southern - 10
Murchison - 16
Peel - 7
Pilbara - 13
South West - 14
West Kimberley - 18
Wheatbelt - 10.
(3) See (2) above.
(4) As at 31 August 2013, there were 379 children placed with non-government organisation foster carers, in the following districts:
Armadale - 48
Cannington - 43
Fremantle - 33
Joondalup - 39
Midland - 47
Mirrabooka - 34
Perth - 44
Rockingham - 36
East Kimberley - 6
Goldfields - 11
Great Southern - 11
Murchison - 3
Peel - 3
Pilbara - 3
South West - 6
West Kimberley - 3
Wheatbelt - 9.
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