| Distribution/Table | Path/Column |
| OOHC Reporting - Base Data Asset | ChildStoryID |
| FLAG_AS_AT_PLACEMENT | |
| ABORIGINAL_STATUS_FACS_GROUPED | |
| EVENT_START_DT | |
| EVENT_END_DT | |
| AGED_M_END_DT |
Definition
The rate of Aboriginal children and young people in out-of-home care (OOHC) is calculated as the number of Aboriginal children and young people in OOHC, divided by the 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.
Indicator Summary
The Aboriginal population aged 0-17 years comes from the Census data of Aboriginal child population by age and LGA to calculate percentage of Aboriginal population in each District using an LGA-district concordance file.
The numerator is the count of unique Child Identifiers where Placement Flag is equal to 'Y' in the reporting period. The report date must be after or equal to the Event Start Date and the Event End Date is empty. For Aboriginal children and young people, the status must be equal to 'Aboriginal'.
The denominator is the population aged 0-17 years. For Aboriginal, the status must be equal to 'Aboriginal.'
This indicator may be disaggregated by:
Geographic Breakdowns
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column | Dashboard Filter Label |
| OOHC Reporting - Base Data Asset | CM_RSP_HIST_DISTRICT | District |
| CM_RSP_HIST_DISTRICT | Cluster* |
* 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 |
The Operational Business Review disaggregates by District and Aboriginality.
The Aboriginal-led Data Sharing: Child Protection and Out-of-home Care Statistics disaggregates by District and Aboriginality.
Reporting Information
The Operational Business Review reports on a monthly basis.
The Aboriginal-led Data Sharing: Child Protection and Out-of-home Care Statistics reports on an annual basis.
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
Rationale
The rate of children and young people per 1,000 an indication of the extent to which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are overrepresented in child protection services. Overrepresentation can reflect the uneven distribution of structural and relative disadvantage in a population, in addition to risk factors including economic and social factors, and can indicate a greater need for appropriate supports and services. This indicator is the key input into disproportionality ratios.
Alignment: This aligns with national reporting in Report on Government Services (RoGS).
Benchmark
By 2031, reduce the rate of overrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children (0-17 years old) in out-of-home care by 45 per cent. The baseline is 54.2 per 1,000 children in 2019.
Calculation rules
- Computation
The numerator is the count of unique Child Identifiers where Placement Flag is equal to 'Y' in the reporting period. The report date must be after or equal to the Event Start Date and the Event End Date is empty. For Aboriginal children and young people, the status must be equal to 'Aboriginal'.
The denominator is the population aged 0-17 years. For Aboriginal, the status must be equal to 'Aboriginal.'
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column |
| OOHC Reporting - Base Data Asset | ChildStoryID |
| FLAG_AS_AT_PLACEMENT | |
| ABORIGINAL_STATUS_FACS_GROUPED | |
| EVENT_START_DT | |
| EVENT_END_DT | |
| AGED_M_END_DT |
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- Data Element
- Service Episode: Episode Start Date, DateTime 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
FLAG_AS_AT_PLACEMENT = “Y”
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
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- Data Element
- Person: Indigenous Status, FaCS Grouped Label X(14) 2
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
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- Data Element
- Service Episode: End Date, DateTime YYYY-MM-DD
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
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- Data Element
- Person: ChildStory Identifier, A-N(8)
- Guide for use
For the record to be included in the period, the care event start date (EVENT_START_DT) must be before the reported date.
- 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
The Aboriginal population aged 0-17 years comes from the Census data of Aboriginal child population by age and LGA to calculate percentage of Aboriginal population in each District using an LGA-district concordance file.
This indicator may be disaggregated by:
Geographic Breakdowns
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column | Dashboard Filter Label |
| OOHC Reporting - Base Data Asset | CM_RSP_HIST_DISTRICT | District |
| CM_RSP_HIST_DISTRICT | Cluster* |
* 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 |
The Operational Business Review disaggregates by District and Aboriginality.
The Aboriginal-led Data Sharing: Child Protection and Out-of-home Care Statistics disaggregates by District and Aboriginality.
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- Data Element
- Person: Indigenous Status, Label X(40)
- Data Set
- Out of Home Care (OOHC) Data Set
Comments
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:
- From 2022-23, District of Case Management Responsibility has replaced District for disaggregation.
Data limitations:
- Nil.
Data source:
- KiDS/MDS - Corporate Information Warehouse (CIW)) for annual data up to 2016-17
- ChildStory – Corporate Information Warehouse (CIW)) for annual data from 2017-18
- Estimates and Projections, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians - ABS.
Custom Fields
DCJ - Domain
Out-of-Home Care
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