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Definition

This refers to the total number of children and young people on Guardianship orders on 30 June each year.

Indicator Summary

Numerator

Denominator

Not applicable.

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Computation

A count of unique Child Identifiers where Care Category is equal to 'guardianship'.

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Disaggregation

This indicator may be disaggregated by:

Indicator Specific Breakdowns

Distribution/Table Path/Column Dashboard Filter Label
OOHC Reporting - Base Data Asset CASE_MANAGEMENT_RESPONSIBILITY Case management
  PLACEMENT_PROVIDER_NAME_DRVD Name of placement provider
  TYPE_OF_CAREGIVER_GROUPED Aboriginality of caregiver

Geographic Breakdowns

Distribution/Table Path/Column Dashboard Filter Label
OOHC Reporting - Base Data Asset CM_RSP_HIST_DISTRICT District
  CM_RSP_HIST_DISTRICT Cluster*
  BUSINESS_UNIT Business Unit

* Cluster is a grouping of districts using the district of case management responsibility variable.

Demographic Breakdowns

Distribution/Table Path/Column Dashboard Filter Label
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Reporting Information

The Annual Statistical Review and the Aboriginal-led Data Sharing: Child Protection and Out-of-home Care Statistics report this indicator annually.

Published by NSW Department of Communities and Justice.

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 Rule
Computation

A count of unique Child Identifiers where Care Category is equal to 'guardianship'.

Denominators

Not applicable.

Disaggregation

This indicator may be disaggregated by:

Indicator Specific Breakdowns

Distribution/Table Path/Column Dashboard Filter Label
OOHC Reporting - Base Data Asset CASE_MANAGEMENT_RESPONSIBILITY Case management
  PLACEMENT_PROVIDER_NAME_DRVD Name of placement provider
  TYPE_OF_CAREGIVER_GROUPED Aboriginality of caregiver

Geographic Breakdowns

Distribution/Table Path/Column Dashboard Filter Label
OOHC Reporting - Base Data Asset CM_RSP_HIST_DISTRICT District
  CM_RSP_HIST_DISTRICT Cluster*
  BUSINESS_UNIT Business Unit

* Cluster is a grouping of districts using the district of case management responsibility variable.

Demographic Breakdowns

Distribution/Table Path/Column Dashboard Filter Label
OOHC Reporting - Base Data Asset ABORIGINAL_STATUS_FACS_GROUPED Aboriginal Status
  DISABILITY_FLAG Disability
  AGE Age
    Age group
  GENDER Gender

The Annual Statistical Report (ASR) disaggregates by District, Aboriginality and Age.

The Aboriginal-led Data Sharing: Child Protection and Out-of-home Care Statistics disaggregates by District and Aboriginality.

Comments

The percentage figures refer to the total number of children and young people on Guardianship Orders in each FACS district as at 30 June as a percentage of the total number of children and young people on Guardianship Orders as at 30 June.

Under the Safe Home for Life legislative reforms (implemented 29 October 2014), children and young people transitioned to the independent care of their guardian (Guardianship Orders). These children/young people exited and are not counted in out-of-home care from 2014-15 onwards.

Data ageing:

  • Data ageing is two months, unless otherwise indicated. Therefore, the data for this indicator will be available two months after the end of the month in which the data first becomes available.

Data changes:

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.

Custom Fields

DCJ - Domain
Out-of-Home Care

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