The information presented indicates how Queensland compares to the Australian national average for key measures reported in national publications.
The over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children continues to be a challenge in child protection systems across all Australian jurisdictions. However, when compared to other Australian jurisdictions, Queensland has one of the lowest rates of over-representation. Latest data shows that:
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Queensland | 22.9 | 24.1 | 24.8 | 21.9 | 22.8 |
Australia | 25.7 | 38.0 | 43.0 | 43.4 | 39.8 |
Source: 2023 Report on Government Services Table 16A.1
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Queensland | 44.1 | 46.8 | 51.7 | 56.2 | 59.7 |
Australia | 62.3 | 66.1 | 69.7 | 71.5 | 71.9 |
Source: 2023 Report on Government Services Table 16A.1
Notes: See footnotes on 2022 Report of Government Services table 16A.1 regarding the data in this table.
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Queensland | 34.3 | 37.0 | 40.4 | 43.4 | 45.0 |
Australia | 52.1 | 54.2 | 56.3 | 57.6 | 56.8 |
Source: 2018 data are from the 2020-21 Child Protection Australia Table T4. 2019-2022 data are from the 2023 Report on Government Services Table 16A.2.
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Queensland | 9.9 | 12.5 | 14.7 | 13.8 | n.a. |
Australia | 11.6 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 13.3 | n.a. |
Source: 2021-22 Child Protection Australia Table S5.17.
Notes: 2021-22 data is due to be published in the next 2021-22 Child Protection Australia report, which is due for release in June 2023.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Queensland's results in national publications can differ to results publicly reported by the department on other sections of this website. This is because measures reported in national publications follow national counting rules, while measures reported in other sections of this website use counting rules that align with Queensland legislation, policy and practice.