Number of unique/individual children and young people in out-of-home care (OOHC)
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column |
| OOHC Reporting - Base Data Asset | ChildStoryID |
| FLAG_AS_AT_PLACEMENT | |
| AGED_M_END_DT | |
| ABORIGINAL_STATUS_FACS_GROUPED |
Definition
A percentage of unique/individual Aboriginal children and young people in out-of-home care (OOHC), divided by the population aged 0-17 years published in Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Indicator Summary
Population of individuals aged 0-17
A count of unique children identifiers where placement flag is equal to 'Y' at 30 June.
By LGA and DCJ district
Geographic Breakdowns
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column | Dashboard Filter Label |
| OOHC Reporting - Base Data Asset | DISTRICT |
Quality Statement
Accuracy of Indigenous Status Data
Statuses:
[FACSIAR Data Governance Committee: Qualified, Oct. 13, 2023]
The accuracy of data held about Indigenous Status in current collections is poor for several factors. Firstly, the number of...
Framework Dimensions
Calculation rules
- Computation
A count of unique children identifiers where placement flag is equal to 'Y' at 30 June.
- Description
A percentage calculated by dividing the number of Aboriginal children and young people in out-of-home care (OOHC), by the number of total children in out-of-home care (OOHC), during the reporting period, multiplied by 100.
Number of unique/individual children and young people in out-of-home care (OOHC)
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column |
| OOHC Reporting - Base Data Asset | ChildStoryID |
| FLAG_AS_AT_PLACEMENT | |
| AGED_M_END_DT | |
| ABORIGINAL_STATUS_FACS_GROUPED |
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- Data Element
- Person: ChildStory Identifier, A-N(8)
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
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- Data Element
- Record: DateTime Stamp, YYYY-MM-DD
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
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- Data Element
- Placement: Primary Placement Flag, Indicator X(5)
- Guide for use
Where placement flag is 'Y'.
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
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- Data Element
- Person: Indigenous Status, Grouped Label X(14)
Population of individuals aged 0-17
By LGA and DCJ district
Geographic Breakdowns
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column | Dashboard Filter Label |
| OOHC Reporting - Base Data Asset | DISTRICT |
Comments
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.
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.
- The LGA is derived based on the postcode 2019 to LGA 2020 concordance sourced from the ABS. The postcode is based on the location at contact of the CYP when the ROSH reports were received in the Helpline during the year. A new postcode 2022 to LGA 2022 concordance from the ABS are currently being reviewed and will be applied from 2023-24 onwards.
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 at 30 June Preliminary (Catalogue 3101.0 Table 51)
Custom Fields
DCJ - Domain
Out-of-Home Care
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