The State of Western Australia's Children and Young People Report - by chapter

Download measures of the State of Western Australia's Children and Young People - Edition Two, July 2014.

Executive Summary

• Executive summary
  
• Overview (PDF 51KB)

Chapter 1 Introduction

• Introduction
  

Chapter 2 Profile of Children and Young People in Western Australia

• 2.1 Population
• 2.2 Diversity

Chapter 3 Health and Safety

• Introduction Health and Safety
  
• 3.1 Smoke-free pregnancy
  
• 3.2 Alcohol-free pregnancy
• 3.3 Birth weight
• 3.4 Infant mortality
• 3.5 Immunisation
• 3.6 Child health checks
• 3.7 Ear health
• 3.8 Oral health
• 3.9 Nutrition
• 3.10 Physical activity
• 3.11 Body weight
• 3.12 Mental health
• 3.13 Self-harm and suicide
• 3.14 Hospitalisations from injury and poisoning
• 3.15 Deaths from injury and poisoning
• 3.16 Family and domestic violence
• 3.17 Parental use of alcohol and drugs
• 3.18 Abuse and neglect substantiations
• 3.19 Out-of-home care

Chapter 4 Education

• Introduction Education
  
• 4.1 Parents engaging children in informal learning
  
• 4.2 Early education
• 4.3 Children developmentally vulnerable on entering school
• 4.4 Children achieving at or above national minimum standards
• 4.5 Pathways for leaving school

Chapter 5 Material Wellbeing

• Introduction Material Wellbeing
  
• 5.1 Low-income households
  
• 5.2 Jobless families
  
• 5.3 Overcrowded households
• 5.4 Homelessness

Chapter 6 Family and Peer Relationships

• Family and Peer Relationships

Chapter 7 Participation

• Introduction Participation
  
• 7.1 Participation in sport and cultural activities
  
• 7.2 Internet access
  

Chapter 8 Subjective Wellbeing

• Introduction Subjective Wellbeing
• 8.1 Concerns of children and young people

Chapter 9 Behaviours and Risks

• Introduction Behaviours and Risks
• 9.1 Smoking
• 9.2 Alcohol consumption
• 9.3 Births to teenage mothers
• 9.4 Youth Justice - Diversion
• 9.5 Youth justice - Community-based supervision
• 9.6 Youth justice - Detention

Chapter 10 Environment

• Introduction Environment
• 10.1 Access to green spaces, public parks and community facilities
• 10.2 Drinking water quality
• 10.3 Air quality

Appendices

• Appendix 1 - How Western Australia's children and young people compare to other Australian states and territories
  
• Appendix 2 - How Aboriginal children and young people compare
  
• Appendix 3 - Glossary and acronyms
  
• Appendix 4 - Wellbeing measures used across Australian jurisdictions
  
• Appendix 5 - Jurisdictional and national reports
  
• Appendix 6 - Agencies and organisations that provided data
  
• Appendix 7 - Tables, figures and maps
  
• Appendix 8 - References