❓ WA parliamentary question regarding the number of children under the care of the Department of Child Protection in May 2013, broken down by district and placement type (group facilities, relative/non-relative foster carers, and NGO foster carers).
AnsweredQoN 99Legislative Council
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(1) How many children were under the care of the Department of Child Protection (DCP) during the month of May 2013, 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
6 August 2013
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
55 days
(1) As at 31 May 2013, there were 3,978 children in care, in the
following districts:
Armadale - 400
Cannington - 319
Fremantle - 280
Joondalup - 273
Midland - 300
Mirrabooka - 329
Perth - 253
Rockingham - 253
East
Kimberley - 104
Goldfields - 203
Great Southern - 180
Murchison - 196
Peel - 217
Pilbara - 127
South West -
216
West Kimberley - 149
Wheatbelt - 171
Fostering and
Adoption Services - 8.
(2) As at 31 May 2013, there were 268
children placed in non-government group facilities in the following
districts:
Armadale - 29
Cannington - 9
Fremantle - 20
Joondalup - 34
Midland - 17
Mirrabooka - 16
Perth -
23
Rockingham - 13
East Kimberley - 13
Goldfields - 16
Great Southern - 10
Murchison - 12
Peel - 4
Pilbara -
9
South West - 14
West Kimberley - 20
Wheatbelt - 9.
(3) As at 31 May 2013, there were 1,580 children placed with
departmental relative foster carers and 1,073 children placed with departmental
non-relative foster carers, in the following districts:
Armadale - 123
relative, 139 non-relative
Cannington - 128 relative, 83
non-relative
Fremantle - 134 relative, 58 non-relative
Joondalup
- 81 relative, 91 non-relative
Midland - 136 relative, 63
non-relative
Mirrabooka - 139 relative, 94 non-relative
Perth -
85 relative, 59 non-relative
Rockingham - 92 relative, 83
non-relative
East Kimberley - 39 relative, 10 non-relative
Goldfields - 103 relative, 26 non-relative
Great Southern - 63
relative, 51 non-relative
Murchison - 87 relative, 45 non-relative
Peel - 103 relative, 73 non-relative
Pilbara - 73 relative, 13
non-relative
South West - 75 relative, 98 non-relative
West
Kimberley - 75 relative, 23 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 44 relative, 62
non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 2
non-relative.
(4) As at 31 May 2013, there were 378 children
placed with non-government organisation foster carers, in the following
districts:
Armadale - 50
Cannington - 41
Fremantle -
30
Joondalup - 40
Midland - 44
Mirrabooka - 36
Perth - 46
Rockingham - 34
East Kimberley - 6
Goldfields - 15
Great Southern - 10
Murchison - 3
Peel
- 3
Pilbara - 3
South West - 6
West Kimberley - 3
Wheatbelt - 8.
following districts:
Armadale - 400
Cannington - 319
Fremantle - 280
Joondalup - 273
Midland - 300
Mirrabooka - 329
Perth - 253
Rockingham - 253
East
Kimberley - 104
Goldfields - 203
Great Southern - 180
Murchison - 196
Peel - 217
Pilbara - 127
South West -
216
West Kimberley - 149
Wheatbelt - 171
Fostering and
Adoption Services - 8.
(2) As at 31 May 2013, there were 268
children placed in non-government group facilities in the following
districts:
Armadale - 29
Cannington - 9
Fremantle - 20
Joondalup - 34
Midland - 17
Mirrabooka - 16
Perth -
23
Rockingham - 13
East Kimberley - 13
Goldfields - 16
Great Southern - 10
Murchison - 12
Peel - 4
Pilbara -
9
South West - 14
West Kimberley - 20
Wheatbelt - 9.
(3) As at 31 May 2013, there were 1,580 children placed with
departmental relative foster carers and 1,073 children placed with departmental
non-relative foster carers, in the following districts:
Armadale - 123
relative, 139 non-relative
Cannington - 128 relative, 83
non-relative
Fremantle - 134 relative, 58 non-relative
Joondalup
- 81 relative, 91 non-relative
Midland - 136 relative, 63
non-relative
Mirrabooka - 139 relative, 94 non-relative
Perth -
85 relative, 59 non-relative
Rockingham - 92 relative, 83
non-relative
East Kimberley - 39 relative, 10 non-relative
Goldfields - 103 relative, 26 non-relative
Great Southern - 63
relative, 51 non-relative
Murchison - 87 relative, 45 non-relative
Peel - 103 relative, 73 non-relative
Pilbara - 73 relative, 13
non-relative
South West - 75 relative, 98 non-relative
West
Kimberley - 75 relative, 23 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 44 relative, 62
non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 2
non-relative.
(4) As at 31 May 2013, there were 378 children
placed with non-government organisation foster carers, in the following
districts:
Armadale - 50
Cannington - 41
Fremantle -
30
Joondalup - 40
Midland - 44
Mirrabooka - 36
Perth - 46
Rockingham - 34
East Kimberley - 6
Goldfields - 15
Great Southern - 10
Murchison - 3
Peel
- 3
Pilbara - 3
South West - 6
West Kimberley - 3
Wheatbelt - 8.
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