Number of child concern reports received, Queensland, 2015-16 to 2019-20
Year | Child concern reports received |
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2006-07 | 41615 |
2007-08 | 46882 |
2008-09 | 59662 |
2009-10 | 79471 |
2010-11 | 90863 |
Proportion of child concern reports received, by primary source, Queensland, 2019-20
Year | Parent/ guardian | Other relative | Friend/ neighbour | School personnel | Police | Health sources | All other sources |
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2009-10 | 14.3939299 % | 5.7731751 % | 5.1201067 % | 12.7342049 % | 36.759321 % | 10.3018711 % | 14.9173912 % |
2010-11 | 14.1465723 % | 6.2940911 % | 5.5930357 % | 12.3713723 % | 36.6100613 % | 10.8834179 % | 14.1014494 % |
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A child concern report is recorded when the information received does not meet the threshold for a notification. A child safety officer may respond to a report by:
A child concern report may still indicate there is cause for concern though it does not suggest a child is currently in need of protection.
Services can be offered to assist the child and their family, including referral to prevention and early intervention services. Families are also encouraged and assisted to explore other areas of support, such as wider family and local community.
A child safety officer's role at intake includes offering referrals to build and strengthen a family’s network to increase safety and support for children, young people and their families with the aim of preventing the need for future involvement in the child protection system.
In 2019-20, the department recorded 102,639 child concern reports. This is an increase of 6.4 per cent compared to 2018-19.
The number of children subject to a child concern report increased by 4.9 per cent, from 61,438 children in 2018-19 to 64,450 children in 2019-20.
Over the past five years the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children subject to a child concern report increased by 35.1 per cent from 10,878 in 2015-16 to 14,693 in 2019-20. The number of non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children subject to a child concern report increased by 24.0 per cent from 40,137 in 2015-16 to 49,757 in 2019-20.
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