Department of Communities and Justice

Children in out-of-home care

Number and rate (per 1,000 population) of children and young people in out-of-home care.

Note:

The number of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children is based on December quarter data for each calendar year, while the rate for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children is based on June quarter data for that year. Non-Aboriginal children include children where Aboriginality was not stated.

Data Source:
  • Data.NSW
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Children in out-of-home care.xlsx
As published from https://www.budget.nsw.gov.au/budget-detail/open-data
Additional Information
Field Value
Title Children in out-of-home care
Date Published 21/07/2025
Last Updated 21/07/2025
Publisher/Agency Department of Communities and Justice
Licence Creative Commons Attribution
Update Frequency Quarterly
Temporal Coverage 30/06/2019 - 30/12/2024
Data Portal Data.NSW