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  • Substantiations data
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* Service centres on map last updated December 2007.

Area and population (a)

Area Km2	449,217
Total population	248,385
Population aged 18+	182,655
Population aged 0-17	65,730

(a) Estimated residential population as at 30/6/2006 based on Australian Bureau of Statistics 32350-0, population by age and sex, Australia. Release date 24/7/2007.

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Zone data

Northern zone data for the years 2005-06 through to 2007-08 (a)

	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08
Intake
Intakes	7,081	6,734	6,327
Child concern reports	2,802	3,606	4,272
Notifications	4,279	3,128	2,055
Other protective advice	n/a	n/a	n/a
Children notified	3,115	2,570	1,784
Investigation and assessment
Admissions to assessment orders	276	141	233
Temporary assessment orders	102	50	112
Court assessment orders	174	91	121
Notifications requiring investigation by outcome	4,279	3,128	2,420
Investigations finalised	2,465	2,546	2,414
Substantiations	1,562	1,322	1,138
Unsubstantiations	857	1,137	1,167
No investigation and assessment outcome	46	87	109
Investigations not yet finalised	1,814	582	6
Children subject to substantiations	1,183	1,156	1,017
Ongoing intervention (b)
Child protection orders (CPO)	600	517	608
Protective orders (CPO and CAO)	610	529	616
Children living away from home	643	582	640
Percentage of Indigenous children placed with kinship or Indigenous carer	75 %	71 %	70 %
Approved carer families	250	248	276

(a) The definitions used for each indicator are identified in the relevant tables under Our Performance.

(b) Figures are point in time, as at final day of reference period.

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Last updated

20 February 2009