Child protection Australia 2023–24

85% of First Nations children who were reunified with their family in 2022–23 did not return to out-of-home care in 2023–24.

In 2023–24, 68% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who had siblings in out-of-home care were placed with at least one of their siblings.

In 2023–24, when entering out-of-home care, 47% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children were placed with relatives or kin, an increase from 45% in 2019–20.

In 2023–24, 35% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children leaving out-of-home care were reunified with their family.