This report provides an overview of children in the child protection system in 2022–23, including children subject to notifications, investigations, and substantiations of maltreatment, and the ways children were supported. Over the next 12 months, quarterly updates will be made to the report to include content specifically focussing on the safety of children in care, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the system and pathways from out-of-home care.
- Cat. no: CWS 95
Findings from this report:
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In 2022–23, about 180,000 children came into contact with the system, an increase from about 178,000 in 2021–22
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Between 2018–19 and 2022–23, the rate of children who were subjects of notifications increased from 48 to 51 per 1,000
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Between 2018–19 and 2022–23, the rate of children with substantiations remained relatively stable around 8.0 per 1,000
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Between 30 June 2019 and 30 June 2023, the rate of children in out-of-home care remained stable around 8.0 per 1,000