Children admitted to out-of-home care 2014–15
Publication
Release Date:
Topic: Child protection
Citation
AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2017) Children admitted to out-of-home care 2014–15, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 June 2026.
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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:
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Infants and Indigenous children were over-represented in admissions to out-of-home care between 2011–12 & 2015–16
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55% of the children admitted to out-of-home care in 2014–15 were still in care at 30 June 2016 & 44% were discharged
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Relative/kinship placements for Indigenous children rose from 36% to 50% between admission and 30 June 2016
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More children were on a long-term legal order at 30 June 2016 than at admission (28% and 6%, respectively)