❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the number of children under the care of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support in November 2014, broken down by district and placement type (group facilities, relative/non-relative carers, NGO foster carers).
AnsweredQoN 2568Legislative 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 November 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
17 March 2015
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
28 days
(1) As at 30 November 2014, there were 4,356 children in the care of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support in the following districts:
Armadale - 439
Cannington - 345
East Kimberley - 114
Fremantle - 265
Goldfields - 174
Great Southern - 188
Joondalup - 315
Midland - 365
Mirrabooka - 318
Murchison - 193
Peel - 199
Perth - 263
Pilbara - 203
Rockingham - 272
South West - 276
West Kimberley - 201
Wheatbelt - 213
Fostering and Adoption - 13
(2) As at 30 November 2014, there were 293 children in the care of the Department placed in non-government group facilities in the following districts:
Armadale - 17
Cannington - 13
East Kimberley - 16
Fremantle - 17
Goldfields - 17
Great Southern - 11
Joondalup - 39
Midland - 25
Mirrabooka - 20
Murchison - 18
Peel - 9
Perth - 28
Pilbara - 9
Rockingham - 12
South West - 13
West Kimberley - 21
Wheatbelt - 8.
(3) As at 30 November 2014, there were 1,887 children placed with approved relative carers and 1,178 children placed with approved non-relative carers in the following districts:
Armadale
- Relative carer: 163
- Non-relative carer: 157
Cannington
- Relative carer: 145
- Non-relative carer: 84
East Kimberley
- Relative carer: 40
- Non-relative carer: 18
Fremantle
- Relative carer: 120
- Non-relative carer: 51
Goldfields
- Relative carer: 97
- Non-relative carer: 19
Great Southern
- Relative carer: 83
- Non-relative carer: 66
Joondalup
- Relative carer: 109
- Non-relative carer: 94
Midland
- Relative carer: 162
- Non-relative carer: 90
Mirrabooka
- Relative carer: 141
- Non-relative carer: 77
Murchison
- Relative carer: 91
- Non-relative carer: 56
Peel
- Relative carer: 78
- Non-relative carer: 79
Perth
- Relative carer: 112
- Non-relative carer: 63
Pilbara
- Relative carer: 132
- Non-relative carer: 38
Rockingham
- Relative carer: 116
- Non-relative carer: 80
South West
- Relative carer: 102
- Non-relative carer: 105
West Kimberley
- Relative carer: 105
- Non-relative carer: 26
Wheatbelt
- Relative carer: 91
- Non-relative carer: 72
Fostering and Adoption Services
- Relative: 0
- Non-relative: 3.
(4) As at 30 November 2014, there were 406 children in the care of the Department placed with non-government organisation foster carers in the following districts:
Armadale - 43
Cannington - 59
East Kimberley - 6
Fremantle - 37
Goldfields - 11
Great Southern - 12
Joondalup - 55
Midland - 39
Mirrabooka - 34
Murchison - 6
Peel - 7
Perth - 36
Pilbara - 1
Rockingham - 29
South West - 21
West Kimberley - 2
Wheatbelt - 8
Armadale - 439
Cannington - 345
East Kimberley - 114
Fremantle - 265
Goldfields - 174
Great Southern - 188
Joondalup - 315
Midland - 365
Mirrabooka - 318
Murchison - 193
Peel - 199
Perth - 263
Pilbara - 203
Rockingham - 272
South West - 276
West Kimberley - 201
Wheatbelt - 213
Fostering and Adoption - 13
(2) As at 30 November 2014, there were 293 children in the care of the Department placed in non-government group facilities in the following districts:
Armadale - 17
Cannington - 13
East Kimberley - 16
Fremantle - 17
Goldfields - 17
Great Southern - 11
Joondalup - 39
Midland - 25
Mirrabooka - 20
Murchison - 18
Peel - 9
Perth - 28
Pilbara - 9
Rockingham - 12
South West - 13
West Kimberley - 21
Wheatbelt - 8.
(3) As at 30 November 2014, there were 1,887 children placed with approved relative carers and 1,178 children placed with approved non-relative carers in the following districts:
Armadale
- Relative carer: 163
- Non-relative carer: 157
Cannington
- Relative carer: 145
- Non-relative carer: 84
East Kimberley
- Relative carer: 40
- Non-relative carer: 18
Fremantle
- Relative carer: 120
- Non-relative carer: 51
Goldfields
- Relative carer: 97
- Non-relative carer: 19
Great Southern
- Relative carer: 83
- Non-relative carer: 66
Joondalup
- Relative carer: 109
- Non-relative carer: 94
Midland
- Relative carer: 162
- Non-relative carer: 90
Mirrabooka
- Relative carer: 141
- Non-relative carer: 77
Murchison
- Relative carer: 91
- Non-relative carer: 56
Peel
- Relative carer: 78
- Non-relative carer: 79
Perth
- Relative carer: 112
- Non-relative carer: 63
Pilbara
- Relative carer: 132
- Non-relative carer: 38
Rockingham
- Relative carer: 116
- Non-relative carer: 80
South West
- Relative carer: 102
- Non-relative carer: 105
West Kimberley
- Relative carer: 105
- Non-relative carer: 26
Wheatbelt
- Relative carer: 91
- Non-relative carer: 72
Fostering and Adoption Services
- Relative: 0
- Non-relative: 3.
(4) As at 30 November 2014, there were 406 children in the care of the Department placed with non-government organisation foster carers in the following districts:
Armadale - 43
Cannington - 59
East Kimberley - 6
Fremantle - 37
Goldfields - 11
Great Southern - 12
Joondalup - 55
Midland - 39
Mirrabooka - 34
Murchison - 6
Peel - 7
Perth - 36
Pilbara - 1
Rockingham - 29
South West - 21
West Kimberley - 2
Wheatbelt - 8
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