A WA parliamentary question seeking detailed data on foster carers in WA as of May 31, 2009, broken down by carer type (relative/non-relative) and district, including application numbers, registered carers, interim carers, and placement status.

AnsweredQoN 977Legislative Council
Asked
11 August 2009
Portfolio
Child Protection

QuestionView source ↗

(1) As at 31 May 2009, what was total number of applications to be a foster carer approved by category of relative and non relative carer and by district?
(2) As at 31 May 2009, what was the total number of registered foster carers by category of relative carer and non relative carer and by district?
(3) As at 31 May 2009, what was the total number of interim foster carers, by category of relative and non relative carer and by district?
(4) As at 31 May 2009, what was the total number of registered foster carers with children placed, by category of relative and non relative carers by district?
(5) As at 31 May 2009, what was the total number of interim foster carers with children placed, by category of relative and non relative carers by district?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
8 September 2009
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
28 days
(1) 40
Armadale - 4 relative, 0 non relative
Cannington - 3 relative, 0 non relative
Joondalup - 3 relative, 4 non relative
Midland - 3 relative, 0 non relative
Mirrabooka - 1 relative, 0 non relative
Perth - 2 relative, 0 non relative
Rockingham - 1 relative, 2 non relative
Goldfields - 1 relative, 0 non relative
Great Southern - 1 relative, 1 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 2 relative, 0 non relative
Peel - 0 relative, 1 non relative
Pilbara - 1 relative, 0 non relative
South West - 0 relative, 3 non relative
Wheatbelt - 1 relative, 0 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 1 relative, 4 non relative
(2) 1656
Armadale - 75 relative, 50 non relative
Cannington - 112 relative, 58 non relative
Fremantle - 71 relative, 36 non relative
Joondalup - 59 relative, 54 non relative
Midland - 53 relative, 41 non relative
Mirrabooka - 86 relative, 54 non relative
Perth - 94 relative, 33 non relative
Rockingham - 48 relative, 31 non relative
Goldfields - 57 relative, 27 non relative
Great Southern - 36 relative, 22 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 61 relative, 12 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 58 relative, 13 non relative
Murchison - 51 relative, 36 non relative
Peel - 29 relative, 28 non relative
Pilbara - 36 relative, 7 non relative
South West - 48 relative, 65 non relative
Wheatbelt - 43 relative, 35 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 1 relative, 36 non relative
(3) 571
Armadale - 43 relative, 0 non relative
Cannington - 32 relative, 14 non relative
Fremantle - 33 relative, 0 non relative
Joondalup - 37 relative, 1 non relative
Midland - 36 relative, 1 non relative
Mirrabooka - 46 relative, 0 non relative
Perth - 47 relative, 4 non relative
Rockingham - 22 relative, 0 non relative
Goldfields - 43 relative, 15 non relative
Great Southern - 17 relative, 1 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 36 relative, 1 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 34 relative, 0 non relative
Murchison - 27 relative, 4 non relative
Peel - 17 relative, 0 non relative
Pilbara - 17 relative, 0 non relative
South West - 16 relative, 0 non relative
Wheatbelt - 22 relative, 0 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 1 relative, 4 non relative
(4) 1206
Armadale - 60 relative, 43 non relative
Cannington - 66 relative, 41 non relative
Fremantle - 66 relative, 26 non relative
Joondalup - 41 relative, 37 non relative
Midland - 42 relative, 30 non relative
Mirrabooka - 61 relative, 44 non relative
Perth - 71 relative, 27 non relative
Rockingham - 36 relative, 29 non relative
Goldfields - 31 relative, 13 non relative
Great Southern - 32 relative, 18 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 51 relative, 6 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 46 relative, 9 non relative
Murchison - 30 relative, 15 non relative
Peel - 25 relative, 19 non relative
Pilbara - 27 relative, 4 non relative
South West - 36 relative, 46 non relative
Wheatbelt - 34 relative, 26 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 1 relative, 17 non relative
(5) 278
Armadale - 21 relative, 0 non relative
Cannington - 12 relative, 4 non relative
Fremantle - 12 relative, 0 non relative
Joondalup - 17 relative, 0 non relative
Midland - 15 relative, 0 non relative
Mirrabooka - 19 relative, 0 non relative
Perth - 19 relative, 3 non relative
Rockingham - 13 relative, 0 non relative
Goldfields - 24 relative, 4 non relative
Great Southern - 8 relative, 1 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 25 relative, 1 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 25 relative, 0 non relative
Murchison - 12 relative, 0 non relative
Peel - 7 relative, 0 non relative
Pilbara - 12 relative, 0 non relative
South West - 8 relative, 0 non relative
Wheatbelt - 13 relative, 0 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 1 relative, 2 non relative
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