Post by flossyinoz on Jan 14, 2014 14:24:42 GMT 10
www.aihw.gov.au/adoptions/
These are the latest figures from Adoptions Australia 2012–13.
Adoption is one of a range of options used to provide care for children who cannot live with their birth families. It is the process whereby the legal relationship between a child and their biological parents is severed, and the legal rights of the child are as if he/ she had been born to the adoptive parents.
Adoptions in Australia, 2012–13
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77% decline
in adoptions in Australia in the last 25 years.
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2 in 5
adoptions were intercountry (from overseas).
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1 in 2
adopted children were under 5 years of age.
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84%
of adopted children who came from overseas were from Asia.
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5 years
was the typical wait time for families who adopted a child from overseas in 2012–13.
This has increased by 2 years since 2007–08.
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3 in 5
Australian birth mothers were aged under 25.
All adoptive parents were aged over 30.
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87%
of Australian adoptions were ‘open’ (that is, all parties agreed to some contact).
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52%
of ‘known’ adoptions were by non-relative carers (such as foster carers), and
45%
of 'known' adoptions were by step-parents.
Adoptions Australia 2012-13 released: 12 Dec 2013 author: AIHW media release
www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=60129545516
This report contains comprehensive information on adoptions in Australia, including the characteristics of adopted children, adoptive families and birth mothers. It also reports on the processing times for intercountry adoption, as well as on applications and vetoes lodged by parties to adoptions concerning contact and information exchange. During 2012-13, there were 339 finalised adoptions across Australia. Among these adoptions: -46% were 'known' child adoptions, 38% were intercountry, and 16% were local -84% of intercountry adoptees came from Asia -52% of 'known' adoptions were by carers, such as foster parents -51% of adopted children were aged under 5.
These are the latest figures from Adoptions Australia 2012–13.
Adoption is one of a range of options used to provide care for children who cannot live with their birth families. It is the process whereby the legal relationship between a child and their biological parents is severed, and the legal rights of the child are as if he/ she had been born to the adoptive parents.
Adoptions in Australia, 2012–13
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
77% decline
in adoptions in Australia in the last 25 years.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 in 5
adoptions were intercountry (from overseas).
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 in 2
adopted children were under 5 years of age.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
84%
of adopted children who came from overseas were from Asia.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 years
was the typical wait time for families who adopted a child from overseas in 2012–13.
This has increased by 2 years since 2007–08.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 in 5
Australian birth mothers were aged under 25.
All adoptive parents were aged over 30.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
87%
of Australian adoptions were ‘open’ (that is, all parties agreed to some contact).
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
52%
of ‘known’ adoptions were by non-relative carers (such as foster carers), and
45%
of 'known' adoptions were by step-parents.
Adoptions Australia 2012-13 released: 12 Dec 2013 author: AIHW media release
www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=60129545516
This report contains comprehensive information on adoptions in Australia, including the characteristics of adopted children, adoptive families and birth mothers. It also reports on the processing times for intercountry adoption, as well as on applications and vetoes lodged by parties to adoptions concerning contact and information exchange. During 2012-13, there were 339 finalised adoptions across Australia. Among these adoptions: -46% were 'known' child adoptions, 38% were intercountry, and 16% were local -84% of intercountry adoptees came from Asia -52% of 'known' adoptions were by carers, such as foster parents -51% of adopted children were aged under 5.