❓ Hon Samantha Rowe asks the Minister for Child Protection about the number of children in care, broken down by region and Aboriginality, for June 30, 2015 and 2016. The Minister provides the requested data, incorporated into Hansard.
AnsweredQoN 819Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
DEPARTMENT FOR CHILD PROTECTION AND FAMILY SUPPORT —
CHILDREN IN CARE
819. Hon SAMANTHA ROWE to the
minister representing the Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the
number of children in the care of the Department for Child Protection.
(1) For each of the department's regions, how
many children were in care at 30 June 2015 and at 30 June 2016?
(2) For each
of those regions and years, how many of the children in care were Aboriginal?
CHILDREN IN CARE
819. Hon SAMANTHA ROWE to the
minister representing the Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the
number of children in the care of the Department for Child Protection.
(1) For each of the department's regions, how
many children were in care at 30 June 2015 and at 30 June 2016?
(2) For each
of those regions and years, how many of the children in care were Aboriginal?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of the question.
The answer is not in tabular form but it contains figures, so
I seek leave to incorporate the answer into Hansard .
Leave granted.
The
following material was incorporated —
(1)–(2) On 30 June 2015 there were 4,503
children in the Chief Executive Officer's care of which 2,228 were
Aboriginal. These children were in the following districts:
Armadale �� 457
children, (193 Aboriginal children)
Cannington � 361 children,
(204 Aboriginal children)
Fremantle �� 260
children, (117 Aboriginal children)
Joondalup �� 344
children, (135 Aboriginal children)
Midland �� 379
children, (195 Aboriginal children)
Mirrabooka � 336
children, (136 Aboriginal children)
Perth �� 278 children,
(98 Aboriginal children)
Rockingham � 261
children, (67 Aboriginal children)
East Kimberley � 144
children, (144 Aboriginal children)
Goldfields �� 158
children, (135 Aboriginal children)
Great Southern � 185
children, (99 Aboriginal children)
Murchison �� 198
children, (142 Aboriginal children)
Peel �� 190
children, (41 Aboriginal children)
Pilbara �� 211
children, (204 Aboriginal children)
South West � 291
children, (103 Aboriginal children)
West Kimberley � 198
children, (195 Aboriginal children)
Wheatbelt �� 240
children, (129 Aboriginal children)
Fostering and Adoption services 12 children, (1
Aboriginal child).
On
30 June 2016 there were 4,658 children in the Chief Executive Officer's
care of which 2,480 were Aboriginal. These children were in the following
districts:
Armadale �� 482
children, (226 Aboriginal children
Cannington � 409
children, (220 Aboriginal children)
Fremantle �� 278
children, (129 Aboriginal children
Joondalup �� 328
children, (129 Aboriginal children)
Midland �� 368
children, (189 Aboriginal children)
Mirrabooka � 320
children, (141 Aboriginal children)
Perth �� 261
children, (99 Aboriginal children)
Rockingham � 282
children, (66 Aboriginal children)
East Kimberley � 158
children, (158 Aboriginal children)
Goldfields �� 126
children, (107 Aboriginal children)
Great Southern � 199
children, (110 Aboriginal children)
Murchison �� 249
children, (190 Aboriginal children
Peel �� 226
children, (54 Aboriginal children
Pilbara �� 211
children, (202 Aboriginal children)
South West � 311
children, (129 Aboriginal children)
West Kimberley � 190
children, (189 Aboriginal children)
Wheatbelt �� 243
children, (142 Aboriginal children)
Fostering and Adoption Services 17 children, (no
Aboriginal children).
The answer is not in tabular form but it contains figures, so
I seek leave to incorporate the answer into Hansard .
Leave granted.
The
following material was incorporated —
(1)–(2) On 30 June 2015 there were 4,503
children in the Chief Executive Officer's care of which 2,228 were
Aboriginal. These children were in the following districts:
Armadale �� 457
children, (193 Aboriginal children)
Cannington � 361 children,
(204 Aboriginal children)
Fremantle �� 260
children, (117 Aboriginal children)
Joondalup �� 344
children, (135 Aboriginal children)
Midland �� 379
children, (195 Aboriginal children)
Mirrabooka � 336
children, (136 Aboriginal children)
Perth �� 278 children,
(98 Aboriginal children)
Rockingham � 261
children, (67 Aboriginal children)
East Kimberley � 144
children, (144 Aboriginal children)
Goldfields �� 158
children, (135 Aboriginal children)
Great Southern � 185
children, (99 Aboriginal children)
Murchison �� 198
children, (142 Aboriginal children)
Peel �� 190
children, (41 Aboriginal children)
Pilbara �� 211
children, (204 Aboriginal children)
South West � 291
children, (103 Aboriginal children)
West Kimberley � 198
children, (195 Aboriginal children)
Wheatbelt �� 240
children, (129 Aboriginal children)
Fostering and Adoption services 12 children, (1
Aboriginal child).
On
30 June 2016 there were 4,658 children in the Chief Executive Officer's
care of which 2,480 were Aboriginal. These children were in the following
districts:
Armadale �� 482
children, (226 Aboriginal children
Cannington � 409
children, (220 Aboriginal children)
Fremantle �� 278
children, (129 Aboriginal children
Joondalup �� 328
children, (129 Aboriginal children)
Midland �� 368
children, (189 Aboriginal children)
Mirrabooka � 320
children, (141 Aboriginal children)
Perth �� 261
children, (99 Aboriginal children)
Rockingham � 282
children, (66 Aboriginal children)
East Kimberley � 158
children, (158 Aboriginal children)
Goldfields �� 126
children, (107 Aboriginal children)
Great Southern � 199
children, (110 Aboriginal children)
Murchison �� 249
children, (190 Aboriginal children
Peel �� 226
children, (54 Aboriginal children
Pilbara �� 211
children, (202 Aboriginal children)
South West � 311
children, (129 Aboriginal children)
West Kimberley � 190
children, (189 Aboriginal children)
Wheatbelt �� 243
children, (142 Aboriginal children)
Fostering and Adoption Services 17 children, (no
Aboriginal children).
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