❓ Hon Sue Ellery asks about the number of children under the care of the Department of Child Protection (DCP) in October 2012, broken down by district and placement type. The answer provides data as of September 30, 2012, due to October data unavailability.
AnsweredQoN 6260Legislative Council
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(1) How many children were under the care of the Department of Child Protection (DCP) during the month of October 2012, 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
13 November 2012
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
27 days
(1) October 2012 data are not yet available. As at 30 September 2012, there were 3,871 children in care, in the following districts:
Armadale - 380
Cannington - 304
Fremantle - 313
Joondalup - 282
Midland - 267
Mirrabooka - 322
Perth - 239
Rockingham - 219
East Kimberley - 110
Goldfields - 187
Great Southern - 168
Murchison - 197
Peel - 233
Pilbara - 101
South West - 196
West Kimberley - 155
Wheatbelt - 182
Fostering and Adoption Services - 16.
(2) October 2012 data are not yet available. As at 30 September 2012, there were 263 children placed in non-government group facilities in the following districts:
Armadale - 33
Cannington - 12
Fremantle - 10
Joondalup - 30
Midland - 17
Mirrabooka - 27
Perth - 22
Rockingham - 11
East Kimberley - 13
Goldfields - 13
Great Southern - 8
Murchison - 21
Peel - 6
Pilbara - 6
South West - 9
West Kimberley - 15
Wheatbelt - 10.
(3) October 2012 data are not yet available. As at 30 September 2012, there were 1,506 children placed with departmental relative foster carers and 1,055 children placed with departmental non-relative foster carers, in the following districts:
Armadale - 107 relative, 136 non-relative
Cannington - 124 relative, 89 non-relative
Fremantle - 149 relative, 63 non-relative
Joondalup - 83 relative, 100 non-relative
Midland - 116 relative, 53 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 118 relative, 93 non-relative
Perth - 86 relative, 61 non-relative
Rockingham - 71 relative, 71 non-relative
East Kimberley - 47 relative, 6 non-relative
Goldfields - 95 relative, 31 non-relative
Great Southern - 61 relative, 37 non-relative
Murchison - 77 relative, 54 non-relative
Peel - 102 relative, 74 non-relative
Pilbara - 61 relative, 7 non-relative
South West - 63 relative, 86 non-relative
West Kimberley - 83 relative, 27 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 63 relative, 61 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 6 non-relative.
(4) October 2012 data are not yet available. As at 30 September 2012, there were 342 children placed with non-government organisation foster carers, in the following districts:
Armadale - 49
Cannington - 33
Fremantle - 34
Joondalup - 38
Midland - 38
Mirrabooka - 35
Perth - 46
Rockingham - 31
East Kimberley - 2
Goldfields - 9
Great Southern - 6
Murchison - 2
Peel - 3
Pilbara - 0
South West - 6
West Kimberley - 3
Wheatbelt - 7.
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Armadale - 380
Cannington - 304
Fremantle - 313
Joondalup - 282
Midland - 267
Mirrabooka - 322
Perth - 239
Rockingham - 219
East Kimberley - 110
Goldfields - 187
Great Southern - 168
Murchison - 197
Peel - 233
Pilbara - 101
South West - 196
West Kimberley - 155
Wheatbelt - 182
Fostering and Adoption Services - 16.
(2) October 2012 data are not yet available. As at 30 September 2012, there were 263 children placed in non-government group facilities in the following districts:
Armadale - 33
Cannington - 12
Fremantle - 10
Joondalup - 30
Midland - 17
Mirrabooka - 27
Perth - 22
Rockingham - 11
East Kimberley - 13
Goldfields - 13
Great Southern - 8
Murchison - 21
Peel - 6
Pilbara - 6
South West - 9
West Kimberley - 15
Wheatbelt - 10.
(3) October 2012 data are not yet available. As at 30 September 2012, there were 1,506 children placed with departmental relative foster carers and 1,055 children placed with departmental non-relative foster carers, in the following districts:
Armadale - 107 relative, 136 non-relative
Cannington - 124 relative, 89 non-relative
Fremantle - 149 relative, 63 non-relative
Joondalup - 83 relative, 100 non-relative
Midland - 116 relative, 53 non-relative
Mirrabooka - 118 relative, 93 non-relative
Perth - 86 relative, 61 non-relative
Rockingham - 71 relative, 71 non-relative
East Kimberley - 47 relative, 6 non-relative
Goldfields - 95 relative, 31 non-relative
Great Southern - 61 relative, 37 non-relative
Murchison - 77 relative, 54 non-relative
Peel - 102 relative, 74 non-relative
Pilbara - 61 relative, 7 non-relative
South West - 63 relative, 86 non-relative
West Kimberley - 83 relative, 27 non-relative
Wheatbelt - 63 relative, 61 non-relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 6 non-relative.
(4) October 2012 data are not yet available. As at 30 September 2012, there were 342 children placed with non-government organisation foster carers, in the following districts:
Armadale - 49
Cannington - 33
Fremantle - 34
Joondalup - 38
Midland - 38
Mirrabooka - 35
Perth - 46
Rockingham - 31
East Kimberley - 2
Goldfields - 9
Great Southern - 6
Murchison - 2
Peel - 3
Pilbara - 0
South West - 6
West Kimberley - 3
Wheatbelt - 7.
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