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Child protection Australia 2013–14
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Topic: Child protection
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2015) Child protection Australia 2013–14, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 June 2026.
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This report contains comprehensive information on state and territory child protection and support services in 2013-14, and the characteristics of Australian children within the child protection system. This report shows that: around 143,000 children, a rate of 27.2 per 1,000 children, received child protection services (investigation, care and protection order and/or in out-of-home care); three-quarters (73%) of these children had previously been the subject of an investigation, care and protection order and/or out-of-home care placement; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children were 7 times as likely as non-Indigenous children to be receiving child protection services.
- ISSN: 1320-081X
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-709-9
- Cat. no: CWS 52
- Pages: 146
Findings from this report:
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1 in 37 (143,023) children received child protection services in 2013–14
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73% of children who received child protection services were repeat clients
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Between 30 June 2010 and 30 June 2014, rates of children in out-of-home care rose from 7.1 to 8.1 per 1,000 children
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children were 7 times as likely to have received child protection services