2332. Hon Alison Xamon to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to children in the care of the CEO who are in residential care placements, and I ask:
(a) how many children are currently in residential care placements;
(b) what ages are the children in (a);
(c) how many of the children in (a) are:
(i) Aboriginal;
(ii) male;
(iii) have been diagnosed with a disability; and
(iv) have been diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD); and
(d) will the Minister please advise the average length of time the children in (a) have been in residential care for:
(i) all children currently in residential care;
(ii) children aged 12 years and under;
(iii) children aged 10 years and under;
(iv) children with a diagnosed disability; and
(v) children with a FASD diagnosis?
Hon Sue Ellery replied:
The data below was captured on 30 June 2019.
(a) There were 403 children in residential care placements.
(b) The number of children by age group is as follows:
13 aged 1 to 4 years;
81 aged 5 to 9 years;
185 aged 10 to 14 years; and
124 aged 15 years and older.
(c) The characteristics of the children were as follows:
(i) 243 Aboriginal and 160 non-Aboriginal;
(ii) 228 male and 175 female;
(iii) 52 have a recorded disability; and
(iv) 12 with a record of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
(d) The average length of time these children have been in residential care is as follows:
(i) 340 days for all children;
(ii) 344 days for children aged 12 years and under;
(iii) 356 days for children aged 10 years and under;
(iv) 85 days for children with a recorded disability; and
(v) 321 days for children with a record of FASD.