Living arrangements of children
Source: Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs.
What is being counted
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Data is as at the reference date.
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Counts the number of children living away from home, including in care (foster care, kinship care and residential care services) and all other locations such as hospitals, boarding schools, supported independent living and Queensland youth detention centres.
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Age group: Based on the age of the child as at the reference date.
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Non-Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: Includes non-Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children and children whose Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status is unknown or not stated.
Definition notes
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Foster care: Includes children living with a foster carer or a provisionally approved carer where no family relationship exists between carer and child.
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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.
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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.
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Other: Includes locations such as hospitals, boarding schools, Queensland youth detention centres and all other locations.