Adoptions Australia 2017–18

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Release Date: 12 Dec 2018

Topic: Adoptions

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2018) Adoptions Australia 2017–18, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 25 April 2024.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2018). Adoptions Australia 2017–18. Canberra: AIHW.

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Adoptions Australia 2017–18, the 28th report in the series, covers the latest data on adoptions of Australia children and children from overseas, and highlights important trends in the number of adoptions dating back to 1993–94. Data cover characteristic of adopted children, their parents and adoptive families, as well as applications and vetoes for contact and information exchange, issued immigration visas and intercountry processing times.

ISSN: 2205-5037 (PDF) 1320-081X (Print)
ISBN: 978-1-76054-472-0 (PDF) 978-1-76054-473-7 (Print)
Cat. no: CWS 66
Pages: 70

Findings from this report:

There were 330 adoptions finalised in Australia in 2017–18—80% of these were adoptions of Australian children
Of the 233 known child adoptions finalised in Australia, 147 or 63% were by carers, such as foster parents
All adoptees from local adoptions, and 65% of intercountry adoptees, were under the age of 5 years old
81% of adoptive parents involved in carer (known child) adoptions were 40 or over, and 37% were 50 years or more.

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Adoptions Australia 2015–16
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Adoptions Australia 2014–15
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Adoptions Australia 2013-14
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Adoptions Australia 2012-13
Publication | 12 Dec 2013
Adoptions Australia 2011-12
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Adoptions Australia 2010-11
Publication | 14 Dec 2011
Adoptions Australia 2009-10
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Adoptions Australia 2008-09
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Adoptions Australia 2007-08
Publication | 06 Feb 2009
Adoptions Australia 2006-07
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Adoptions Australia 2005-06
Publication | 12 Dec 2006
Adoptions Australia 2004-05
Publication | 02 Dec 2005
Adoptions Australia 2003-04
Publication | 26 Nov 2004
Adoptions Australia 2002-03
Publication | 09 Dec 2003
Adoptions Australia 2001-02
Publication | 27 Nov 2002
Adoptions Australia 2000-01
Publication | 05 Feb 2002
Adoptions Australia 1999-00
Publication | 16 Feb 2001
Adoptions Australia 1998-99
Publication | 03 Mar 2000
Adoptions Australia 1997-98
Publication | 15 Feb 1999
Adoptions Australia 1996-97
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Adoptions Australia 1995-96
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Adoptions Australia 1994-95
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Adoptions Australia 1993-94
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Adoptions Australia 1992-93
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Adoptions Australia 1991-92
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Adoptions Australia 1990-91
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