❓ Provides a breakdown by district of children under the care of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support in May 2014, including placement types (group facilities, relative/non-relative carers, NGO foster carers).
AnsweredQoN 1655Legislative Council
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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 May 2014? (2) By district, how many of the children 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 were in placements with non-government organisation foster carers?
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Answered
22 October 2014
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
36 days
(1) As at 31 May 2014 there were 4,219 children in the care of the Chief Executive Officer of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support (the Department), in the following districts:
Armadale - 439
Cannington - 353
Fremantle - 266
Joondalup - 302
Midland - 352
Mirrabooka - 332
Perth - 258
Rockingham - 263
East Kimberley - 112
Goldfields - 185
Great Southern - 185
Murchison - 184
Peel - 204
Pilbara - 169
South West - 254
West Kimberley - 179
Wheatbelt -169
Fostering and Adoption Services - 13.
Grand total
(2) As at 31 May 2014 there were 290 children placed in non-government group facilities in the following districts:
Armadale - 19
Cannington - 6
Fremantle - 20
Joondalup - 44
Midland - 20
Mirrabooka - 18
Perth - 26
Rockingham - 12
East Kimberley - 16
Goldfields - 17
Great Southern - 9
Murchison - 15
Peel - 8
Pilbara - 14
South West - 16
West Kimberley - 22
Wheatbelt - 8.
Grand total
(3) As at 31 May 2014, there were 1,802 children placed with relative carers approved by the Department and 1,143 children placed with the Department's approved non-relative carers in the following districts:
Armadale - 156 relative, 153 non-relative
Cannington - 160 relative, 86 non-relative
Fremantle - 124 relative, 48 non-relative
Joondalup - 91 relative, 101 non-relative
Midland - 165 relative, 76 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 155 relative, 86 non-relative
Perth - 106 relative, 59 non-relative
Rockingham - 105 relative, 82 non-relative
East Kimberley - 42 relative, 15 non-relative
Goldfields - 107 relative, 19 non-relative
Great Southern - 80 relative, 63 non-relative
Murchison - 82 relative, 52 non-relative
Peel - 87 relative, 78 non-relative
Pilbara - 99 relative, 30 non-relative
South West - 99 relative, 98 non-relative
West Kimberley - 84 relative, 26 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 60 relative, 66 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 5 non-relative.
(4) As at 31 May 2014 there were 400 children placed in non-government organisation foster carers in the following districts:
Armadale - 50
Cannington - 54
Fremantle - 39
Joondalup - 45
Midland - 45
Mirrabooka - 35
Perth - 36
Rockingham - 30
East Kimberley - 7
Goldfields - 9
Great Southern - 14
Murchison - 4
Peel - 4
Pilbara - 1
South West - 16
West Kimberley - 2
Wheatbelt - 9.
Armadale - 439
Cannington - 353
Fremantle - 266
Joondalup - 302
Midland - 352
Mirrabooka - 332
Perth - 258
Rockingham - 263
East Kimberley - 112
Goldfields - 185
Great Southern - 185
Murchison - 184
Peel - 204
Pilbara - 169
South West - 254
West Kimberley - 179
Wheatbelt -169
Fostering and Adoption Services - 13.
Grand total
(2) As at 31 May 2014 there were 290 children placed in non-government group facilities in the following districts:
Armadale - 19
Cannington - 6
Fremantle - 20
Joondalup - 44
Midland - 20
Mirrabooka - 18
Perth - 26
Rockingham - 12
East Kimberley - 16
Goldfields - 17
Great Southern - 9
Murchison - 15
Peel - 8
Pilbara - 14
South West - 16
West Kimberley - 22
Wheatbelt - 8.
Grand total
(3) As at 31 May 2014, there were 1,802 children placed with relative carers approved by the Department and 1,143 children placed with the Department's approved non-relative carers in the following districts:
Armadale - 156 relative, 153 non-relative
Cannington - 160 relative, 86 non-relative
Fremantle - 124 relative, 48 non-relative
Joondalup - 91 relative, 101 non-relative
Midland - 165 relative, 76 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 155 relative, 86 non-relative
Perth - 106 relative, 59 non-relative
Rockingham - 105 relative, 82 non-relative
East Kimberley - 42 relative, 15 non-relative
Goldfields - 107 relative, 19 non-relative
Great Southern - 80 relative, 63 non-relative
Murchison - 82 relative, 52 non-relative
Peel - 87 relative, 78 non-relative
Pilbara - 99 relative, 30 non-relative
South West - 99 relative, 98 non-relative
West Kimberley - 84 relative, 26 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 60 relative, 66 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 5 non-relative.
(4) As at 31 May 2014 there were 400 children placed in non-government organisation foster carers in the following districts:
Armadale - 50
Cannington - 54
Fremantle - 39
Joondalup - 45
Midland - 45
Mirrabooka - 35
Perth - 36
Rockingham - 30
East Kimberley - 7
Goldfields - 9
Great Southern - 14
Murchison - 4
Peel - 4
Pilbara - 1
South West - 16
West Kimberley - 2
Wheatbelt - 9.
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