| Distribution/Table | Path/Column |
| OOHC Reporting - Base Data Asset | ChildStoryID |
| FLAG_AS_AT_PLACEMENT | |
| AGED_M_END_DT | |
| PLACEMENT_ID |
Definition
This refers to the total number of children and young people in OOHC with fewer than three distinct placements, during the reporting period.
Excluded from the counts are:
- Placements where the child or young person has returned to a previous carer; and
- Children and young people who had a non-permanent placement for less than 7 days.
Indicator Summary
No description available
A count of unique children identifiers where placement flag is equal to 'Y', where the number of distinct placement identifiers is less than 3, and where the date is within the reporting period.
Reporting Information
Published by NSW Department of Family and Community Services.
Outcome Areas
Framework Dimensions
Rationale
Measure of placement stability, indicated by the length of time a child or young person has spent in OOHC and the number of distinct placements during their care period.
Calculation rules
- Computation
A count of unique children identifiers where placement flag is equal to 'Y', where the number of distinct placement identifiers is less than 3, and where the date is within the reporting period.
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column |
| OOHC Reporting - Base Data Asset | ChildStoryID |
| FLAG_AS_AT_PLACEMENT | |
| AGED_M_END_DT | |
| PLACEMENT_ID |
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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
- Placement: Placement Identifier, AAA - NNNNNN
- 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
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 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, the District of Case Management Responsibility has replaced District for disaggregation.
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
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