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You are here: Home Reports & data Child protection Children admitted to out-of-home care 2014–15
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Children admitted to out-of-home care 2014–15

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Release Date: 03 Nov 2017
Topic: Child protection
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2017) Children admitted to out-of-home care 2014–15, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 08 February 2023.

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This bulletin includes national trends on children admitted to out-of-home care, and the out-of-home care experience for children admitted in 2014–15 (excluding New South Wales), including:

  • Infants and Indigenous children are over-represented in admissions between 2011–12 and 2015–16.
  • 55% of the children admitted during 2014–15 were still in out-of-home care at 30 June 2016.
  • 61% of children discharged left within 6 months of their admission; 82% left within 12 months.
  • ISSN: 2205-5010 (PDF) 1446-9820 (Print)
  • ISBN: 978-1-76054-189-7
  • Cat. no: AUS 217
  • Pages: 25
Findings from this report:
  • Infants and Indigenous children were over-represented in admissions to out-of-home care between 2011–12 & 2015–16

  • 55% of the children admitted to out-of-home care in 2014–15 were still in care at 30 June 2016 & 44% were discharged

  • Relative/kinship placements for Indigenous children rose from 36% to 50% between admission and 30 June 2016

  • More children were on a long-term legal order at 30 June 2016 than at admission (28% and 6%, respectively)

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National Child Protection Data Collection, 2015-16; Quality Statement

Last updated 24/10/2017 v2.0

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