Question On Notice No. 2332 asked in the Legislative Council on 6 August 2019 by Hon Alison Xamon
Question Directed to the: Leader of the House representing the Minister for Child Protection
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
I
refer to children in the care of the CEO who are in residential care
placements, and I ask:
(a) how many children are currently in residential
care placements;
(b) what ages are the children in (a);
(c) how
many of the children in (a) are:
(i) Aboriginal;
(ii) male;
(iii) have been diagnosed with a disability; and
(iv) have been diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD); and
(d) will the Minister please
advise the average length of time the children in (a) have been in residential
care for:
(i) all
children currently in residential care;
(ii) children aged 12 years and under;
(iii) children aged 10 years and under;
(iv) children with a diagnosed disability; and
(v) children with a FASD diagnosis?
Answered on 3 September 2019
The data below was captured on 30 June 2019.
(a) There were 403 children in residential care placements.
(b) The number of children by age group is as follows:
- 13 aged 1 to 4 years;
- 81 aged 5 to 9 years;
- 185 aged 10 to 14 years; and
- 124 aged 15 years and older.
(c) The characteristics of the children were as follows:
(i) 243 Aboriginal and 160 non-Aboriginal;
(ii) 228 male and 175 female;
(iii) 52 have a recorded disability; and
(iv) 12 with a record of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
(d) The average length of time these children have been in residential care is as follows:
(i) 340 days for all children;
(ii) 344 days for children aged 12 years and under;
(iii) 356 days for children aged 10 years and under;
(iv) 85 days for children with a recorded disability; and
(v) 321 days for children with a record of FASD.