Adoptions Australia 2012-13 - report

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.

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