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Definition

A count of unique/individual children and young people exiting out-of-home care (OOHC), during the reporting period.

Indicator Summary

Numerator

Denominator

Not applicable.

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Computation

A count of unique Child Identifiers with an Exit Flag equal to 'Y' and where Care Category is equal to 'OOHC' during the reporting period.

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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_TYPE_GROUPED Placement type
  CARE_ARRANGEMENT Care arrangement
  EXIT_CARE_TYPE Exit care type
  PR_GROUPED_AT_EXIT Parental responsibility
    Number of Placements**
  PLACEMENT_PROVIDER_NAME_DRVD Name of placement provider
  PLAN_GOAL_GROUPED Case plan goal
  TYPE_OF_CAREGIVER_GROUPED Aboriginality of caregiver

* Number of placements is derived from the number of Placement IDs per child and young person.

Geographic Breakdowns …

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Reporting Information

The Annual Statistical Report and the Aboriginal-led Data Sharing: Child Protection and Out-of-home Care Statistics report monthly.

Published by the NSW Department of Family and Community Services.

 

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

Alignment: This aligns with national reporting in the Report on Government Services (RoGS).

Calculation rules

Computation Rule
Computation

A count of unique Child Identifiers with an Exit Flag equal to 'Y' and where Care Category is equal to 'OOHC' during the reporting period.

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_TYPE_GROUPED Placement type
  CARE_ARRANGEMENT Care arrangement
  EXIT_CARE_TYPE Exit care type
  PR_GROUPED_AT_EXIT Parental responsibility
    Number of Placements**
  PLACEMENT_PROVIDER_NAME_DRVD Name of placement provider
  PLAN_GOAL_GROUPED Case plan goal
  TYPE_OF_CAREGIVER_GROUPED Aboriginality of caregiver

* Number of placements is derived from the number of Placement IDs per child and young person.

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_AT_EXIT_FROM_CARE Age
    Age group*
  GENDER Gender

*Age group is derived from Age at exit from care.

The Annual Statistical Report 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

There are a number of ways in which a child/young person leaves OOHC. These include:

  • A young person reaching the age of 18 years
  • The expiration or rescission of the Care Order
  • Transition to independent living and after care support
  • Restoration to the family
  • The granting of a Sole Parental Responsibility Order
  • Granting of an Adoption Order, or
  • The child or young person moving to another jurisdiction

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/MDS - Corporate Information Warehouse (CIW).

Custom Fields

DCJ - Domain
Out-of-Home Care

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