As of June 30, 2022, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children made up close to 43 percent of children aged 0-17 years in out-of-home care in Australia. The overrepresentation of Indigenous children in out-of-home care was particularly evident in the Northern Territory, where Indigenous children made up over 90 percent of children in out-of-home care.
Proportion of children aged 0-17 years in out-of-home care in Australia in 2022, by jurisdiction and Indigenous status
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Productivity Commission (Australia). (September 6, 2023). Proportion of children aged 0-17 years in out-of-home care in Australia in 2022, by jurisdiction and Indigenous status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411724/australia-share-of-children-in-out-of-home-care-by-jurisdiction-and-indigenous-status/
Productivity Commission (Australia). "Proportion of children aged 0-17 years in out-of-home care in Australia in 2022, by jurisdiction and Indigenous status." Chart. September 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411724/australia-share-of-children-in-out-of-home-care-by-jurisdiction-and-indigenous-status/
Productivity Commission (Australia). (2023). Proportion of children aged 0-17 years in out-of-home care in Australia in 2022, by jurisdiction and Indigenous status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411724/australia-share-of-children-in-out-of-home-care-by-jurisdiction-and-indigenous-status/
Productivity Commission (Australia). "Proportion of Children Aged 0-17 Years in Out-of-home Care in Australia in 2022, by Jurisdiction and Indigenous Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411724/australia-share-of-children-in-out-of-home-care-by-jurisdiction-and-indigenous-status/
Productivity Commission (Australia), Proportion of children aged 0-17 years in out-of-home care in Australia in 2022, by jurisdiction and Indigenous status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411724/australia-share-of-children-in-out-of-home-care-by-jurisdiction-and-indigenous-status/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Proportion of children aged 0-17 years in out-of-home care in Australia in 2022, by jurisdiction and Indigenous status [Graph], Productivity Commission (Australia), September 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411724/australia-share-of-children-in-out-of-home-care-by-jurisdiction-and-indigenous-status/
