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Data quality statement
Adoptions Australia 2015–16 data quality statement
Data in the displays are based on the National Adoptions Dataset Specifications.
Adoptions Australia 2014–15
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Topic: Adoptions
Citation
AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2015) Adoptions Australia 2014–15, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 29 November 2023.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2015). Adoptions Australia 2014–15. Canberra: AIHW.
MLA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Adoptions Australia 2014–15. AIHW, 2015.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Adoptions Australia 2014–15. Canberra: AIHW; 2015.
Harvard
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2015, Adoptions Australia 2014–15, AIHW, Canberra.
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Adoptions Australia 2014–15, the 25th report in the series, presents the latest data on adoptions of Australian children and children from overseas, and highlights important trends in the number of adoptions back to 1990–91. During 2014–15, 292 adoptions were finalised across Australia—72% were children from Australia and 28% were from overseas, with 27% of all adoptees coming from Asia. Adoption of Australian children by carers, such as foster parents, comprised 32% of all adoptions.
- ISSN: 2205-5037 (PDF) 1320-081X (Print)
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-872-0
- Cat. no: CWS 56
- Pages: 112
Findings from this report:
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During 2014–15, there were 292 adoptions finalised across Australia
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There were 153 known child, 83 intercountry and 56 local adoptions
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98% of local adoptees were aged under 5, compared with 67% of intercountry adoptees and 15% of known child adoptees
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The median time for an intercountry child to be placed with their adoptive family was 5 years and 4 months