Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children in care placed with kin
Source: Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs.
What is being counted
- Data is as at the reference date.
- Number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children in care (placed with kinship carers, foster carers or residential care services) and whether or not they are placed with kin.
Definition notes
- Kin: A person who is related to the child or a member of the child's community who is considered family or a close friend, who has been approved by the department to provide family-based care for the child. Kinship carers are approved for a specific child.
- Foster care: Includes children living with a foster carer or a provisionally approved carer where no family relationship exists between carer and child.
- Kinship care: Includes children living with a kinship carer, and children living with a foster carer or provisionally approved carer where a family relationship exists between the carer and child.
- Residential care: Includes children living in non-family-based accommodation and support services funded by the department to provide care arrangements for children, generally aged 12 years and over. These services provide daily care and support for children by rostered residential care workers.