❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the number and placement types of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) children under the care of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support in May 2016, broken down by district.
AnsweredQoN 4187Legislative Council
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(1) By district and by ethnicity, how many children were under the care of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support during the month of May 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
25 August 2016
Responded by
Minister for Planning representing the Minister for Child Protection
Response time
64 days
(1) On 31 May 2016 there were 236 Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) children in the care of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support in the following districts:
Armadale – 33
Cannington – 26
East Kimberley – 0
Fremantle – 24
Goldfields – 0
Great Southern – 9
Joondalup – 31
Midland – 17
Mirrabooka – 21
Murchison – 2
Peel – 8
Perth – 29
Pilbara – 0
Rockingham – 18
South West – 6
West Kimberley – 0
Wheatbelt – 5
Fostering and Adoption – 7.
(2) On 31 May 2016, there were 13 CaLD children in the care of the Department placed in non-government group facilities, in the following districts:
Armadale – 1
Cannington – 1
East Kimberley – 0
Fremantle – 0
Goldfields – 0
Great Southern – 1
Joondalup – 1
Midland – 0
Mirrabooka – 2
Murchison – 0
Peel – 1
Perth – 4
Pilbara – 0
Rockingham – 1
South West – 1
West Kimberley – 0
Wheatbelt – 0.
(3) On 31 May 2016, there were 106 CaLD children placed with approved relative carers; and 61 CaLD children placed with approved non-relative carers in the following districts:
Armadale – 20 Relative, 7 Non-relative
Cannington - 17 Relative, 4 Non-relative
East Kimberley – 0 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Fremantle – 13 Relative, 4 Non-relative
Goldfields – 0 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Great Southern - 0 Relative, 6 Non-relative
Joondalup – 13 Relative, 11 Non-relative
Midland – 11 Relative, 4 Non-relative
Mirrabooka – 11 Relative, 5 Non-relative
Murchison – 2 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Peel – 1 Relative, 5 Non-relative
Perth – 10 Relative, 7 Non-relative
Pilbara – 0 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Rockingham – 5 Relative, 5 Non-relative
South West – 1 Relative, 1 Non-relative
West Kimberley – 0 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Wheatbelt – 1 Relative, 2 Non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services – 1 Relative, 0 Non-relative .
(4) On 31 May 2016, there were 18 CaLD children in the care of the Department placed with non-government organisation foster carers in the following districts:
Armadale – 0
Cannington – 1
East Kimberley – 0
Fremantle – 0
Goldfields – 0
Great Southern – 2
Joondalup – 4
Midland – 1
Mirrabooka – 2
Murchison – 0
Peel – 0
Perth – 2
Pilbara – 0
Rockingham – 6
South West – 0
West Kimberley – 0 Wheatbelt – 0
Armadale – 33
Cannington – 26
East Kimberley – 0
Fremantle – 24
Goldfields – 0
Great Southern – 9
Joondalup – 31
Midland – 17
Mirrabooka – 21
Murchison – 2
Peel – 8
Perth – 29
Pilbara – 0
Rockingham – 18
South West – 6
West Kimberley – 0
Wheatbelt – 5
Fostering and Adoption – 7.
(2) On 31 May 2016, there were 13 CaLD children in the care of the Department placed in non-government group facilities, in the following districts:
Armadale – 1
Cannington – 1
East Kimberley – 0
Fremantle – 0
Goldfields – 0
Great Southern – 1
Joondalup – 1
Midland – 0
Mirrabooka – 2
Murchison – 0
Peel – 1
Perth – 4
Pilbara – 0
Rockingham – 1
South West – 1
West Kimberley – 0
Wheatbelt – 0.
(3) On 31 May 2016, there were 106 CaLD children placed with approved relative carers; and 61 CaLD children placed with approved non-relative carers in the following districts:
Armadale – 20 Relative, 7 Non-relative
Cannington - 17 Relative, 4 Non-relative
East Kimberley – 0 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Fremantle – 13 Relative, 4 Non-relative
Goldfields – 0 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Great Southern - 0 Relative, 6 Non-relative
Joondalup – 13 Relative, 11 Non-relative
Midland – 11 Relative, 4 Non-relative
Mirrabooka – 11 Relative, 5 Non-relative
Murchison – 2 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Peel – 1 Relative, 5 Non-relative
Perth – 10 Relative, 7 Non-relative
Pilbara – 0 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Rockingham – 5 Relative, 5 Non-relative
South West – 1 Relative, 1 Non-relative
West Kimberley – 0 Relative, 0 Non-relative
Wheatbelt – 1 Relative, 2 Non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services – 1 Relative, 0 Non-relative .
(4) On 31 May 2016, there were 18 CaLD children in the care of the Department placed with non-government organisation foster carers in the following districts:
Armadale – 0
Cannington – 1
East Kimberley – 0
Fremantle – 0
Goldfields – 0
Great Southern – 2
Joondalup – 4
Midland – 1
Mirrabooka – 2
Murchison – 0
Peel – 0
Perth – 2
Pilbara – 0
Rockingham – 6
South West – 0
West Kimberley – 0 Wheatbelt – 0
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