Adoptions Australia 2008-09
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2010) Adoptions Australia 2008-09, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 20 September 2024.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2010). Adoptions Australia 2008-09. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Adoptions Australia 2008-09. AIHW, 2010.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Adoptions Australia 2008-09. Canberra: AIHW; 2010.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2010, Adoptions Australia 2008-09, AIHW, Canberra.
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During 2008-09, there were 441 adoptions across Australia (one more than in 2007-08): 61% were intercountry adoptions, 15% were local and 24% were 'known' child adoptions; 71% of all intercountry adoptions were from China, South Korea, the Philippines and Ethiopia; 71% of adopted children were aged less than 5 years. This report contains comprehensive information relating to adoptions in Australia, including characteristics of adopted children, adoptive families and birth mothers.
- ISSN: 1320-081X
- ISBN: 978 1 74024 993 5
- Cat. no: CWS 36
- Pages: 88