❓ Hon Sue Ellery asks about the number of children under the care of the Department of Child Protection (DCP) in November 2010, broken down by district and placement type. The answer provides data as of January 31, 2011, due to data retrieval limitations.
AnsweredQoN 3475Legislative Council
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(1) How many children were under the care of the Department of Child Protection (DCP) during the month of November 2010, 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, -
(a) relative;
(b) non relative carer; and
(c) 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, -
(a) relative;
(b) non relative carer; and
(c) by district?
(4) How many of these were in placements with non-Government organisation foster carers, by district?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
14 March 2011
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
20 days
Data cannot be obtained retrospectively and accordingly the information provided below reports results as at 31 January 2011, with an extraction date of 24 February 2011.
(1) As at 31 January 2011, there were 3,504 children in care, in the following districts:
Armadale - 364
Cannington - 293
Fremantle - 248
Joondalup - 240
Midland - 239
Mirrabooka - 301
Perth - 228
Rockingham - 164
Goldfields - 127
Great Southern - 159
Kimberley (East) - 132
Kimberley (West) - 146
Murchison - 150
Peel - 188
Pilbara - 114
South West - 203
Wheatbelt - 193
Accommodation and Care Services - 14
Crisis Care - 1
(2) As at 31 January 2011, there were 148 children placed in non-government group facilities in the following districts:
Armadale - 25
Cannington - 19
Fremantle - 7
Joondalup - 16
Midland - 10
Mirrabooka - 15
Perth - 12
Rockingham - 9
Goldfields - 4
Great Southern - 5
Kimberley (East) - 1
Kimberley (West) - 3
Murchison - 2
Peel - 9
Pilbara - 1
South West - 6
Wheatbelt - 4
(3) As at 31 January 2011, there were 1,340 children placed with departmental relative foster carers and 1,072 children placed with departmental non relative foster carers, in the following districts:
Armadale - 106 relative, 137 non relative
Cannington - 125 relative, 84 non relative
Fremantle - 122 relative, 56 non relative
Joondalup - 64 relative, 87 non relative
Midland - 81 relative, 62 non relative
Mirrabooka - 98 relative, 99 non relative
Perth - 74 relative, 73 non relative
Rockingham - 52 relative, 61 non relative
Goldfields - 71 relative, 21 non relative
Great Southern - 77 relative, 45 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 79 relative, 18 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 77 relative, 24 non relative
Murchison - 74 relative, 42 non relative
Peel - 64 relative, 77 non relative
Pilbara - 65 relative, 14 non relative
South West - 57 relative, 92 non relative
Wheatbelt - 54 relative, 67 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 13 non relative
(4) There were 291 children placed with non-government organisation foster carers, in the following districts:
Armadale - 51
Cannington - 32
Fremantle - 28
Joondalup - 22
Midland - 37
Mirrabooka - 34
Perth - 37
Rockingham - 17
Goldfields - 0
Great Southern - 2
Kimberley (East) - 1
Kimberley (West) - 4
Murchison - 1
Peel - 7
Pilbara - 1
South West - 6
Wheatbelt - 11
Accommodation and Care Services - 0
Crisis Care - 0
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(1) As at 31 January 2011, there were 3,504 children in care, in the following districts:
Armadale - 364
Cannington - 293
Fremantle - 248
Joondalup - 240
Midland - 239
Mirrabooka - 301
Perth - 228
Rockingham - 164
Goldfields - 127
Great Southern - 159
Kimberley (East) - 132
Kimberley (West) - 146
Murchison - 150
Peel - 188
Pilbara - 114
South West - 203
Wheatbelt - 193
Accommodation and Care Services - 14
Crisis Care - 1
(2) As at 31 January 2011, there were 148 children placed in non-government group facilities in the following districts:
Armadale - 25
Cannington - 19
Fremantle - 7
Joondalup - 16
Midland - 10
Mirrabooka - 15
Perth - 12
Rockingham - 9
Goldfields - 4
Great Southern - 5
Kimberley (East) - 1
Kimberley (West) - 3
Murchison - 2
Peel - 9
Pilbara - 1
South West - 6
Wheatbelt - 4
(3) As at 31 January 2011, there were 1,340 children placed with departmental relative foster carers and 1,072 children placed with departmental non relative foster carers, in the following districts:
Armadale - 106 relative, 137 non relative
Cannington - 125 relative, 84 non relative
Fremantle - 122 relative, 56 non relative
Joondalup - 64 relative, 87 non relative
Midland - 81 relative, 62 non relative
Mirrabooka - 98 relative, 99 non relative
Perth - 74 relative, 73 non relative
Rockingham - 52 relative, 61 non relative
Goldfields - 71 relative, 21 non relative
Great Southern - 77 relative, 45 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 79 relative, 18 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 77 relative, 24 non relative
Murchison - 74 relative, 42 non relative
Peel - 64 relative, 77 non relative
Pilbara - 65 relative, 14 non relative
South West - 57 relative, 92 non relative
Wheatbelt - 54 relative, 67 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 13 non relative
(4) There were 291 children placed with non-government organisation foster carers, in the following districts:
Armadale - 51
Cannington - 32
Fremantle - 28
Joondalup - 22
Midland - 37
Mirrabooka - 34
Perth - 37
Rockingham - 17
Goldfields - 0
Great Southern - 2
Kimberley (East) - 1
Kimberley (West) - 4
Murchison - 1
Peel - 7
Pilbara - 1
South West - 6
Wheatbelt - 11
Accommodation and Care Services - 0
Crisis Care - 0
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