Latest findings
58% of children aged 10–17 under youth justice supervision had received child protection services in the last 5 years
8 per 1,000 children aged 0–17 are in out-of-home care
58 per 1,000 Indigenous children and young people aged 0–17 are in out-of-home care
Between 2016–17 and 2020–21, the rate of children subject to substantiations remained stable at 9 per 1,000
63% of Indigenous children in out-of-home care were living with relatives/kin or other Indigenous caregivers
Between 2016–17 and 2020–21, the rate of children subject to notifications increased from 43 to 52 per 1,000