❓ Hon Sue Ellery's parliamentary question seeks detailed data on foster carers in WA, broken down by relative/non-relative status and district. The response provides some data, but notes some is not retrospectively available.
AnsweredQoN 4363Legislative Council
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(1) As at 31 May 2011, what was total number of applications to be a foster carer approved by category of relative and non-relative carer, by district?
(2) As at 31 May 2011, what was the total number of registered foster carers by category of relative carer and non-relative carer, by district?
(3) As at 31 May 2011, what was the total number of interim foster carers, by category of relative and non-relative carer, by district?
(4) As at 31 May 2011, what was the total number of registered foster carers with children placed, by category of relative and non-relative carers, by district?
(5) As at 31 May 2011, what was the total number of interim foster carers with children placed, by category of relative and non-relative carers, by district?
(2) As at 31 May 2011, what was the total number of registered foster carers by category of relative carer and non-relative carer, by district?
(3) As at 31 May 2011, what was the total number of interim foster carers, by category of relative and non-relative carer, by district?
(4) As at 31 May 2011, what was the total number of registered foster carers with children placed, by category of relative and non-relative carers, by district?
(5) As at 31 May 2011, what was the total number of interim foster carers with children placed, by category of relative and non-relative carers, by district?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
31 August 2011
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
62 days
(1) In May 2011, there were 29 relative and 29 non relative foster carer applications approved in the following districts:
Armadale - 1 relative, 0 non relative
Cannington - 3 relative, 3 non relative
Fremantle - 1 relative, 0 non relative
Joondalup - 2 relative, 3 non relative
Midland - 3 relative, 0 non relative
Mirrabooka - 2 relative, 0 non relative
Perth - 1 relative, 0 non relative
Rockingham - 2 relative, 0 non relative
Goldfields - 2 relative, 0 non relative
Great Southern - 3 relative, 0 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 1 relative, 0 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 0 relative, 2 non relative
Murchison - 1 relative, 0 non relative
Peel - 1 relative, 0 non relative
Pilbara - 3 relative, 0 non relative
South West - 1 relative, 0 non relative
Wheatbelt - 2 relative, 0 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 2 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 19 non relative.
(2) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 4 July 2011, there were 1,189 relative and 1,140 general registered foster carers in the following districts:
Armadale - 71 relative, 80 non relative
Cannington - 120 relative, 65 non relative
Fremantle - 120 relative, 43 non relative
Joondalup - 56 relative, 63 non relative
Midland -77 relative, 52 non relative
Mirrabooka - 82 relative, 57 non relative
Perth - 67 relative, 40 non relative
Rockingham - 49 relative, 50 non relative
Goldfields - 69 relative, 32 non relative
Great Southern - 52 relative, 36 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 66 relative, 12 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 78 relative, 30 non relative
Murchison - 59 relative, 38 non relative
Peel - 62 relative, 44 non relative
Pilbara - 60 relative, 10 non relative
South West - 41 relative, 78 non relative
Wheatbelt - 56 relative, 58 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 1 relative, 15 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 3 relative, 337 non relative.
(3) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 4 July 2011, there were 430 relative and 49 non relative interim foster carers in the following districts:
Armadale - 36 relative, 8 non relative
Cannington - 41 relative, 2 non relative
Fremantle - 50 relative, 2 non relative
Joondalup - 17 relative, 1 non relative
Midland - 32 relative, 3 non relative
Mirrabooka - 14 relative, 4 non relative
Perth - 11 relative, 2 non relative
Rockingham - 24 relative, 6 non relative
Goldfields - 48 relative, 13 non relative
Great Southern - 9 relative, 0 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 19 relative, 0 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 26 relative, 2 non relative
Murchison - 23 relative, 0 non relative
Peel - 35 relative, 4 non relative
Pilbara - 19 relative, 0 non relative
South West - 12 relative, 1 non relative
Wheatbelt - 14 relative, 0 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 1 non relative.
(4) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 4 July 2011, there were 791 relative and 673 general foster carers with children placed in the following districts:
Armadale - 62 relative, 56 non relative
Cannington - 81 relative, 44 non relative
Fremantle - 71 relative, 29 non relative
Joondalup - 39 relative, 43 non relative
Midland - 41 relative, 29 non relative
Mirrabooka - 64 relative, 47 non relative
Perth - 54 relative, 29 non relative
Rockingham - 27 relative, 38 non relative
Goldfields - 47 relative, 13 non relative
Great Southern - 33 relative, 23 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 43 relative, 3 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 52 relative, 14 non relative
Murchison - 33 relative, 21 non relative
Peel - 41 relative, 32 non relative
Pilbara - 39 relative, 3 non relative
South West - 30 relative, 48 non relative
Wheatbelt - 32 relative, 27 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 1 relative, 12 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 1 relative, 162 non relative.
(5) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 4 July 2011, there were 243 relative and 23 non relative interim foster carers with children placed in the following districts:
Armadale - 29 relative, 4 non relative
Cannington - 22 relative, 2 non relative
Fremantle - 23 relative, 0 non relative
Joondalup - 8 relative, 0 non relative
Midland - 14 relative, 1 non relative
Mirrabooka - 9 relative, 3 non relative
Perth - 8 relative, 2 non relative
Rockingham - 15 relative, 3 non relative
Goldfields - 32 relative, 4 non relative
Great Southern - 4 relative, 0 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 7 relative, 0 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 14 relative, 1 non relative
Murchison - 9 relative, 0 non relative
Peel - 21 relative, 3 non relative
Pilbara - 13 relative, 0 non relative
South West - 9 relative, 0 non relative
Wheatbelt - 6 relative, 0 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 0 non relative.
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Armadale - 1 relative, 0 non relative
Cannington - 3 relative, 3 non relative
Fremantle - 1 relative, 0 non relative
Joondalup - 2 relative, 3 non relative
Midland - 3 relative, 0 non relative
Mirrabooka - 2 relative, 0 non relative
Perth - 1 relative, 0 non relative
Rockingham - 2 relative, 0 non relative
Goldfields - 2 relative, 0 non relative
Great Southern - 3 relative, 0 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 1 relative, 0 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 0 relative, 2 non relative
Murchison - 1 relative, 0 non relative
Peel - 1 relative, 0 non relative
Pilbara - 3 relative, 0 non relative
South West - 1 relative, 0 non relative
Wheatbelt - 2 relative, 0 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 2 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 19 non relative.
(2) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 4 July 2011, there were 1,189 relative and 1,140 general registered foster carers in the following districts:
Armadale - 71 relative, 80 non relative
Cannington - 120 relative, 65 non relative
Fremantle - 120 relative, 43 non relative
Joondalup - 56 relative, 63 non relative
Midland -77 relative, 52 non relative
Mirrabooka - 82 relative, 57 non relative
Perth - 67 relative, 40 non relative
Rockingham - 49 relative, 50 non relative
Goldfields - 69 relative, 32 non relative
Great Southern - 52 relative, 36 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 66 relative, 12 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 78 relative, 30 non relative
Murchison - 59 relative, 38 non relative
Peel - 62 relative, 44 non relative
Pilbara - 60 relative, 10 non relative
South West - 41 relative, 78 non relative
Wheatbelt - 56 relative, 58 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 1 relative, 15 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 3 relative, 337 non relative.
(3) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 4 July 2011, there were 430 relative and 49 non relative interim foster carers in the following districts:
Armadale - 36 relative, 8 non relative
Cannington - 41 relative, 2 non relative
Fremantle - 50 relative, 2 non relative
Joondalup - 17 relative, 1 non relative
Midland - 32 relative, 3 non relative
Mirrabooka - 14 relative, 4 non relative
Perth - 11 relative, 2 non relative
Rockingham - 24 relative, 6 non relative
Goldfields - 48 relative, 13 non relative
Great Southern - 9 relative, 0 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 19 relative, 0 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 26 relative, 2 non relative
Murchison - 23 relative, 0 non relative
Peel - 35 relative, 4 non relative
Pilbara - 19 relative, 0 non relative
South West - 12 relative, 1 non relative
Wheatbelt - 14 relative, 0 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 1 non relative.
(4) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 4 July 2011, there were 791 relative and 673 general foster carers with children placed in the following districts:
Armadale - 62 relative, 56 non relative
Cannington - 81 relative, 44 non relative
Fremantle - 71 relative, 29 non relative
Joondalup - 39 relative, 43 non relative
Midland - 41 relative, 29 non relative
Mirrabooka - 64 relative, 47 non relative
Perth - 54 relative, 29 non relative
Rockingham - 27 relative, 38 non relative
Goldfields - 47 relative, 13 non relative
Great Southern - 33 relative, 23 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 43 relative, 3 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 52 relative, 14 non relative
Murchison - 33 relative, 21 non relative
Peel - 41 relative, 32 non relative
Pilbara - 39 relative, 3 non relative
South West - 30 relative, 48 non relative
Wheatbelt - 32 relative, 27 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 1 relative, 12 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 1 relative, 162 non relative.
(5) These data are not retrospectively available. As at 4 July 2011, there were 243 relative and 23 non relative interim foster carers with children placed in the following districts:
Armadale - 29 relative, 4 non relative
Cannington - 22 relative, 2 non relative
Fremantle - 23 relative, 0 non relative
Joondalup - 8 relative, 0 non relative
Midland - 14 relative, 1 non relative
Mirrabooka - 9 relative, 3 non relative
Perth - 8 relative, 2 non relative
Rockingham - 15 relative, 3 non relative
Goldfields - 32 relative, 4 non relative
Great Southern - 4 relative, 0 non relative
Kimberley (East) - 7 relative, 0 non relative
Kimberley (West) - 14 relative, 1 non relative
Murchison - 9 relative, 0 non relative
Peel - 21 relative, 3 non relative
Pilbara - 13 relative, 0 non relative
South West - 9 relative, 0 non relative
Wheatbelt - 6 relative, 0 non relative
Accommodation and Care Services - 0 relative, 0 non relative
Fostering and Adoption Services - 0 relative, 0 non relative.
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