❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the number of children under the care of the Department of Child Protection (DCP) in February 2013, broken down by district and placement type (group facilities, departmental foster carers, relative foster carers, and NGO foster carers).
AnsweredQoN 59Legislative Council
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(1) How many children were under the care of the Department of Child Protection (DCP) during the month of February 2013, 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
18 June 2013
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
35 days
(1) As at 28 February 2013, there were 3,938 children in care, in the
following districts:
Armadale - 382
Cannington - 313
Fremantle - 293
Joondalup - 276
Midland - 286
Mirrabooka - 318
Perth - 249
Rockingham - 247
East Kimberley - 101
Goldfields - 199
Great Southern - 181
Murchison - 193
Peel - 224
Pilbara - 118
South West - 205
West Kimberley - 157
Wheatbelt - 179
Fostering and Adoption Services - 13
Other work units - 4.
(2) As at 28 February 2013, there were 264 children placed in non-government
group facilities in the following districts:
Armadale - 28
Cannington - 6
Fremantle - 16
Joondalup - 33
Midland - 22
Mirrabooka - 17
Perth - 23
Rockingham - 13
East Kimberley - 13
Goldfields - 19
Great Southern - 6
Murchison - 16
Peel - 5
Pilbara - 8
South West - 13
West Kimberley - 16
Wheatbelt - 10.
(3) As at 28 February 2013, there were 1,062 children placed with
departmental foster carers, in the following districts:
Armadale - 130
Cannington - 90
Fremantle - 58
Joondalup - 97
Midland - 62
Mirrabooka - 96
Perth - 60
Rockingham - 79
East Kimberley - 8
Goldfields - 27
Great Southern - 43
Murchison - 43
Peel - 75
Pilbara - 10
South West - 93
West Kimberley - 24
Wheatbelt - 64
Other work units - 1
Fostering and Adoption Services - 2
Additionally, 1,564 children were placed with relative foster carers.
(4) As at 28 February 2013, there were 342 children placed with
non-government organisation foster carers, in the following districts:
Armadale - 49
Cannington - 35
Fremantle - 30
Joondalup - 37
Midland - 34
Mirrabooka - 35
Perth - 44
Rockingham - 31
East Kimberley - 4
Goldfields - 12
Great Southern - 9
Murchison - 3
Peel - 3
Pilbara - 0
South West - 6
West Kimberley - 3
Wheatbelt - 7.
following districts:
Armadale - 382
Cannington - 313
Fremantle - 293
Joondalup - 276
Midland - 286
Mirrabooka - 318
Perth - 249
Rockingham - 247
East Kimberley - 101
Goldfields - 199
Great Southern - 181
Murchison - 193
Peel - 224
Pilbara - 118
South West - 205
West Kimberley - 157
Wheatbelt - 179
Fostering and Adoption Services - 13
Other work units - 4.
(2) As at 28 February 2013, there were 264 children placed in non-government
group facilities in the following districts:
Armadale - 28
Cannington - 6
Fremantle - 16
Joondalup - 33
Midland - 22
Mirrabooka - 17
Perth - 23
Rockingham - 13
East Kimberley - 13
Goldfields - 19
Great Southern - 6
Murchison - 16
Peel - 5
Pilbara - 8
South West - 13
West Kimberley - 16
Wheatbelt - 10.
(3) As at 28 February 2013, there were 1,062 children placed with
departmental foster carers, in the following districts:
Armadale - 130
Cannington - 90
Fremantle - 58
Joondalup - 97
Midland - 62
Mirrabooka - 96
Perth - 60
Rockingham - 79
East Kimberley - 8
Goldfields - 27
Great Southern - 43
Murchison - 43
Peel - 75
Pilbara - 10
South West - 93
West Kimberley - 24
Wheatbelt - 64
Other work units - 1
Fostering and Adoption Services - 2
Additionally, 1,564 children were placed with relative foster carers.
(4) As at 28 February 2013, there were 342 children placed with
non-government organisation foster carers, in the following districts:
Armadale - 49
Cannington - 35
Fremantle - 30
Joondalup - 37
Midland - 34
Mirrabooka - 35
Perth - 44
Rockingham - 31
East Kimberley - 4
Goldfields - 12
Great Southern - 9
Murchison - 3
Peel - 3
Pilbara - 0
South West - 6
West Kimberley - 3
Wheatbelt - 7.
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