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Child protection Australia 2020–21

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Last updated: 15 Jun 2022
Topic: Child protection

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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2022) Child protection Australia 2020–21, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 June 2026.

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  • Contents
    • About
    • Summary
    • Understanding child protection
      • How does child protection work in Australia?
      • National child protection data
    • Children receiving child protection services
      • How many children received child protection services?
      • How many children were new or repeat clients?
      • How old were children receiving child protection services?
      • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the child protection system
      • Has the provision of child protection services changed over time?
    • Notifications, investigations and substantiations
      • How many notifications and investigations were there?
      • What types of abuse were substantiated?
      • Characteristics of children with substantiated abuse or neglect
      • Has the number of notifications, investigations and substantiations changed over time?
    • Care and protection orders
      • How many children were on care and protection orders?
      • Characteristics of children on care and protection orders
      • Has the use of care and protections orders changed over time?
    • Out-of-home care
      • How many children were in out-of-home care?
      • What type of placements were children in?
      • Characteristics of children in out-of-home care
      • Has the number of children in out-of-home care changed over time?
      • How safe were children in care?
    • Permanency outcomes
      • How many children exited out-of-home care to a permanency outcome?
      • Time taken to achieve a permanency outcome
    • Carers
      • How many children were placed with foster or relative/kinship carers?
      • How many households commenced and exited care?
    • Intensive family support services
    • Technical notes
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Notes

Data quality statement

Child Protection National Minimum Dataset, 2020–21 Data Quality Statement

Last updated 11/08/2023 v1.0

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