Metadata for the Improving the lives of children and young people dashboard

• Children and young people in statutory OOHC are placed with NGOs as at 30 June
• Children and young people in statutory OOHC by Aboriginality and placement provider
• Children and young people in statutory OOHC by district and placement provider
• Children and young people in statutory OOHC by district and disability type
• Rate per 1,000 population of children and young people in statutory OOHC by Aboriginality
• Rate per 1,000 population of children and young people in statutory OOHC by district
• Children and young people in statutory OOHC with a documented case plan

Measure – Children and young people in statutory OOHC are placed with NGOs as at 30 June

Description

This refers to the total number of children and young people in statutory OOHC who are placed with NGOs as at 30 June as a percentage of the total number of children and young people in statutory OOHC as at 30 June.

Publisher

NSW Department of Communities and Justice

Numerator

The total number of children and young people in statutory OOHC who are placed with NGOs as at 30 June.

Denominator

The total number of children and young people in statutory OOHC as at 30 June.

Data Filters

Nil

Data Limitations

Nil

Data Source

• KiDS – Corporate Information Warehouse (CIW) for annual data up to 2016-17
• ChildStory – Corporate Information Warehouse (CIW) for annual data from 2017-18

Measure – Children and young people in statutory OOHC by Aboriginality and placement provider

Description

This refers to the total number of children and young people in statutory OOHC by Aboriginality and placement provider as at 30 June.

In 2017-18 changes were made to OOHC counting rules to better align those with national reporting and to also better reflect the legal status of clients in OOHC. As at 30 June 2018, the result for this measure is not directly comparable to historic data previously published.

Data for non-Aboriginal children and young people also includes children and young people with status not stated.

Publisher

NSW Department of Communities and Justice

Numerator

Not applicable

Denominator

Not applicable

Data Filters

• Financial year end
• Placement provider

Data Limitations

In 2017-18 changes were made to OOHC counting rules to better align those with national reporting and to also better reflect the legal status of clients in OOHC. The result as at 30 June 2016 is not directly comparable to as at 30 June 2018.

Data Source

• KiDS – Corporate Information Warehouse (CIW) for annual data up to 2016-17
• ChildStory – Corporate Information Warehouse (CIW) for annual data from 2017-18

Measure – Children and young people in statutory OOHC by district and placement provider

Description

This refers to the total number of children and young people in statutory OOHC by district and placement provider as at 30 June.

District reflects where the child/young person's case plan is held at the end of the period.

Publisher

NSW Department of Communities and Justice

Numerator

Not applicable

Denominator

Not applicable

Data Filters

• Financial year end
• District

Data Limitations

In 2017-18 changes were made to OOHC counting rules to better align those with national reporting and to also better reflect the legal status of clients in OOHC. The result as at 30 June 2016 is not directly comparable to as at 30 June 2018.

Data Source

• KiDS – Corporate Information Warehouse (CIW) for annual data up to 2016-17
• ChildStory – Corporate Information Warehouse (CIW) for annual data from 2017-18

Measure – Children and young people in statutory OOHC by district and disability type

Description

This refers to the total number of children and young people in statutory OOHC by district and disability type as at 30 June.

District reflects where the child/young person's case plan is held at the end of the period.

Disability data is not remediated for all children in OOHC.

'Disability' relates to records where a disability type is recorded in KiDS.

'No Disability' relates to records where a disability type of 'no disability' is recorded in KiDS and it also includes "unknown" records where a current disability type is not recorded.

Publisher

NSW Department of Communities and Justice

Numerator

Not applicable

Denominator

Not applicable

Data Filters

• Financial year end
• District

Data Limitations

In 2017-18 changes were made to OOHC counting rules to better align those with national reporting and to also better reflect the legal status of clients in OOHC. The result as at 30 June 2016 is not directly comparable to as at 30 June 2018.

Data Source

• KiDS – Corporate Information Warehouse (CIW) for annual data up to 2016-17
• ChildStory – Corporate Information Warehouse (CIW) for annual data from 2017-18

Measure – Rate of per 1,000 population of children in statutory OOHC by Aboriginality

Description

The rate of children and young people in statutory OOHC is calculated as the total number of Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal children and young people in statutory OOHC, divided by the Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal population aged 0-17 years published in Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), multiplied by 1,000.

Population used in rate calculation are based on Estimates and Projections, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, 2001 to 2026 and ABS Estimated Resident Population, NSW, LGA by age and sex, at 30 June.

Data for non-Aboriginal children and young people also includes children and young people with status not stated.

Publisher

NSW Department of Communities and Justice

Numerator

The total number of Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal children and young people in Statutory OOHC as at 30 June.

Denominator

Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal Population aged 0-17 years

Data Filters

Financial year end

Data Limitations

Nil

Data Source

• KiDS – Corporate Information Warehouse (CIW) for annual data up to 2016-17
• ChildStory – Corporate Information Warehouse (CIW) for annual data from 2017-18

Measure – Rate of per 1,000 population of children in statutory OOHC by district

Description

The rate of children and young people in statutory OOHC was calculated as the total number of children and young people in statutory OOHC in each DCJ district, divided by the population aged 0-17 years for each DCJ district, multiplied by 1,000.

Population used in rate calculation are based on ABS Estimated Resident Population, NSW, LGA by age and sex, at 30 June.

Publisher

NSW Department of Communities and Justice

Numerator

The total number of children and young people in Statutory OOHC in each FACS district as at 30 June.

Denominator

Population aged 0-17 years for each DCJ district

Data Filters

Financial year end

Data Limitations

In 2017-18 changes were made to OOHC counting rules to better align those with national reporting and to also better reflect the legal status of clients in OOHC. The result as at 30 June 2018 is not directly comparable to the historic data previously published.

Data Source

• KiDS – Corporate Information Warehouse (CIW) for annual data up to 2016-17
• ChildStory – Corporate Information Warehouse (CIW) for annual data from 2017-18
• ABS Estimated Resident Population, NSW, LGA by age and sex, at 30 June

Measure – Children and young people in statutory OOHC with a document case plan

Description

This refers to the total number of children and young people in statutory OOHC with a current and approved documented case plan as at 30 June as a percentage of the total number of children and young people in statutory OOHC who require a documented case plan as at 30 June.

Data as at 30 June 2018 for this measure is unavailable.

Publisher

NSW Department of Communities and Justice

Numerator

The total number of children and young people in statutory OOHC with a current and approved documented case plan as at 30 June.

Denominator

The total number of children and young people in statutory OOHC who require a documented case plan as at 30 June.

Data Filters

Nil

Data Limitations

Nil

Data Source

KiDS – Corporate Information Warehouse (CIW) for annual data up to 2016-17