Metadata for the Improving the lives of children and young people dashboard
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Dashboard 10: Connection to culture and community
- Percentage of Aboriginal children and young people in OOHC who were placed with a relative or an Aboriginal carer
- Aboriginal children and young people in OOHC by Aboriginality of caregiver and placement type
- Children and young people entering OOHC by Aboriginality and age at entry
- Children and young people entering OOHC for the first time by Aboriginality and age at entry
- Children and young people in statutory OOHC by Aboriginality and district
- Children and young people in OOHC by Aboriginality and district
Measure – Percentage of Aboriginal children and young people in OOHC who were placed with a relative or an Aboriginal carer
- Description
- This refers to the total number of Aboriginal children and young people in OOHC who were placed with a relative or an Aboriginal carer as at 30 June as a percentage of the total number of Aboriginal children and young people in OOHC as at 30 June.
- Publisher
- NSW Department Communities and Justice
- Numerator
- The total number of Aboriginal children and young people in OOHC who were placed with a relative or an Aboriginal carer as at 30 June.
- Denominator
- The total number of Aboriginal children and young people in OOHC as at 30 June.
- 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 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
Measure – Aboriginal children and young people in OOHC by Aboriginality of caregiver and placement type
- Description
This refers to the total number of Aboriginal children and young people in OOHC as at 30 June by Aboriginality of caregiver and placement type.
The Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander child or young person placement principle in the child and young persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 outlines a preference for the placement of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander child or young person with family or other Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
- Publisher
- NSW Department Communities and Justice
- Numerator
- Not applicable
- Denominator
- Not applicable
- Data Filters
- Financial year end
- Aboriginality of caregiver
- Placement type
- 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 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
Measure – Children and young people entering OOHC by Aboriginality and age at entry
- Description
The numbers refer to the total number of children and young people entering OOHC by Aboriginality and Age at entry during the reporting period.
The percentage figures refer to the total number of children and young people entering OOHC by Aboriginality and age at entry during the reporting period as a percentage of the total number of children and young people entering OOHC during the reporting period.
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 for this measure in 2017-18 is not directly comparable to the historic data previously published.
When adjusted to make them comparable, compared to 2016-17, there was a decrease of 27.3 per cent in the total number of children and young people entering OOHC in 2017-18.
Compared to 2015-16, there was a decrease of 44.5 per cent in the total number of children and young people entering OOHC in 2017-18.
Data for non-Aboriginal children and young people also includes children and young people with status not stated.
- Publisher
- NSW Department Communities and Justice
- Numerator
- The total number of children and young people entering OOHC by Aboriginality and age at entry during the reporting period
- Denominator
- The total number of children and young people entering OOHC during the reporting period
- Data Filters
- Financial year
- Age of entry
- Aboriginality
- 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 for this measure in 2017-18 is not directly comparable to 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
Measure – Children and young people entering OOHC for the first time by Aboriginality and age at entry
- Description
The numbers refer to the total number of children and young people entering OOHC for the first time by Aboriginality and age at entry during the reporting period.
The percentage figures refer to the total number of children and young people entering OOHC for the first time by Aboriginality and age at entry during the reporting period as a percentage of the total number of children and young people entering OOHC for the first time during the reporting period.
Data for non-Aboriginal children and young people also includes children and young people with status not stated
- Publisher
- NSW Department Communities and Justice
- Numerator
- The total number of children and young people entering OOHC for the first time by Aboriginality and age at entry during the reporting period
- Denominator
- The total number of children and young people entering OOHC for the first time during the reporting period
- Data Filters
- Financial year
- Age of entry
- Aboriginality
- 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 2017-18 result for this measure is not directly comparable to 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
Measure – Children and young people in statutory OOHC by Aboriginality and district
- Description
The numbers refer to the total number of children and young people in statutory OOHC in each DCJ district by Aboriginality as at 30 June
The percentage figures refer to the total number of children and young people in statutory OOHC in each FACS district by Aboriginality as at 30 June as a percentage of the total number of children and young people in statutory OOHC in each DCJ district 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 Communities and Justice
- Numerator
- The total number of children and young people in statutory OOHC in each FACS district by Aboriginality as at 30 June.
- Denominator
- The total number of children and young people in statutory OOHC in each FACS district as at 30 June
- 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 for this measure as at 30 June 2018 is not directly comparable to 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
Measure – Children and young people in OOHC by Aboriginality and district
- Description
The numbers refer to the total number of children and young people in OOHC in each DCJ district by Aboriginality as at 30 June.
The percentage figures refer to the total number of children and young people in OOHC in each DCJ district by Aboriginality as at 30 June as a percentage of the total number of children and young people in OOHC in in each DCJ district 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. The result as at 30 June 2018 is not directly comparable to historic data previously published. When adjusted to make them comparable, there was a decrease of 27.3% in the number of children and young people in OOHC, compared to 30 June 2017. Compared to 30 June 2016, there was a decrease of 44.5% in the number of children and young people in OOHC as at 30 June 2018.
District reflects where the child/young person's case plan is held at the end of the period.
- Publisher
- NSW Department CommunitIes and Justice
- Numerator
- The total number of children and young people in OOHC in each DCJ district by Aboriginality as at 30 June.
- Denominator
- The total number of children and young people in OOHC in each DCJ district as at 30 June.
- 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 for this measure as at 30 June 2018 is not directly comparable to 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