The number of available Victorian carer households has continued to decline substantially over the last 12 months. The latest Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) figures below show Victoria lost close to twice the number of carer households than it recruited in 2021/22. This is evidence of a consistent trend with data from 2019/20 and 2020/21 showing that household exits significantly exceeded recruitments.
[https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/child-protection/child-protection-australia-2021-22/contents/about]
