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• Victorian Child and Adolescent Monitoring System (VCAMS)

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• Overview
• Data sources
• VCAMS portal
• The child
• The family
• The community
• Support services
• More information

Overview

The Victorian Government is committed to ensuring that children are given a higher priority across all government policies, programs and activities to safeguard and improve their safety, health, development, learning and wellbeing.

Victorian government departments have endorsed 35 outcomes and 150 indicators in four category areas (the child, family, community, services and supports) which are known to be of most importance to the present and future lives of children. These outcomes and related indicators& are documented in the VCAMS outcomes framework (DOCX, 1.2MB)(opens in a new window) as agreed by the Children’s Services Coordination Board.

The VCAMS portal reports against the VCAMS outcomes framework (DOCX, 1.2MB)(opens in a new window) and brings together data from across government to track the progress of children and young people against key health, wellbeing and development outcomes.

The VCAMS portal is designed to support and inform evidence based policy development, planning and collaboration at a local and state level. It also allows more informed decision making across government.

The Victorian Government has plans and policy responses in place to ensure the best outcomes for children and young people. Details of relevant programs and policies are presented each year in State of Victoria’s children report.

Data sources

The data used to report against the 150 VCAMS indicators is drawn from a range of Victorian government departments as well as the Australian Bureau of Statistics and other research bodies.

For many VCAMS indicators, data is not readily available and some population groups are not satisfactorily represented within standard surveys. To address these data gaps, we have undertaken a rolling program of new data collection.

VCAMS portal

The VCAMS portal allows you to view and explore data about children and young people across a range of indicators drawn from the VCAMS outcomes framework.

Indicators can be viewed for individual LGAs, and by a range of demographic breakdowns at state level. To access data on an indicator, expand the relevant domain below and click on the indicator you wish to view. The information will appear in a new window.

The child

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• 1.8 Children exposed to alcohol in utero (opens in a new window)
• 2.1 Infants breastfed (opens in a new window)
• 2.2a Children who eat the daily recommended serves of fruit and vegetables (opens in a new window)
• 2.2b Young people who eat the minimum daily recommended serves of fruit and vegetables(opens in a new window)
• 3.1 Children who are fully vaccinated(opens in a new window)
• 3.3 Young people who usually or always protect themselves from the sun using sunscreen and a hat on sunny days in summer(opens in a new window)
• 4.1 Children who are developmentally vulnerable on two or more domains(opens in a new window)
• 5.3a Children who brush their teeth twice a day (opens in a new window)
• 5.3b Young people who brush their teeth twice a day or more(opens in a new window)
• 6.1 Young people who have a Body Mass Index (BMI) in the overweight or obese range for their age and gender(opens in a new window)
• 6.2 Young people who have a Body Mass Index (BMI) in the underweight range for their age and gender(opens in a new window)
• 7.2a Children with special care needs (opens in a new window)
• 7.2b Young people with special health care needs(opens in a new window)
• 7.3a Children with current asthma (opens in a new window)
• 7.3b Young people with current asthma(opens in a new window)
• 7.4a Children with current asthma who have a written asthma plan (opens in a new window)
• 7.4b Young people with asthma who have a written asthma plan(opens in a new window)
• 7.7a Children with an allergy that leads to anaphylaxis(opens in a new window)
• 7.7b1 Young people with an allergy that leads to anaphylaxis(opens in a new window)
• 7.7b2 Young people with an allergy that leads to anaphylaxis, who have a written anaphylaxis plan(opens in a new window)
• 7.8a Children with good health (opens in a new window)
• 7.8b Young people with good health (opens in a new window)
• 8.1 Proportion of children whose parents report one or more concerns with child speech and language on entry to school(opens in a new window)
• 9.1a Children who do the recommended amount of physical activity every day (opens in a new window)
• 9.1b Young people who do the recommended amount of physical activity every day(opens in a new window)
• 9.2a Children who use electronic media from more than two hours per day(opens in a new window)
• 9.2b Young people who use electronic media for more than two hours per day(opens in a new window)
• 10.1 Children with emotional or behavioural difficulties (opens in a new window)
• 10.2 Children whose parents report concerns with their behaviour(opens in a new window)
• 10.3 Children who are bullied (opens in a new window)
• 10.3b Young people who report experiencing bullying recently(opens in a new window)
• 10.3b1 Young people who are bullied most days(opens in a new window)
• 10.3b2 Young people who are experiencing cyber bullying(opens in a new window)
• 10.6 Students who report feeling connected with their school(opens in a new window)
• 10.8 Young people who showed high levels of psychological distress(opens in a new window)
• 10.10 Young people with positive psychological development(opens in a new window)
• 11.1 Students achieving national minimum standards in literacy(opens in a new window)
• 11.2 Students achieving national minimum standards in numeracy(opens in a new window)
• 12.3 Crime where the victim was a child or young person (rate)(opens in a new window)
• 13.2 Crime where the offender was a child or young person (rate)(opens in a new window)
• 13.3 Young people (10-17 years) under community based supervision (rate)(opens in a new window)
• 13.4 Young people (10-17 years) in youth justice detention (rate)(opens in a new window)
• 14.1 Teenage fertility rate(opens in a new window)
• 14.3a Young people who have ever smoked cigarettes(opens in a new window)
• 14.3b Young people who have ever drank alcohol(opens in a new window)
• 14.3c Young people who have ever sniffed glue or chromed(opens in a new window)
• 14.3d Young people who have ever used marijuana or other illegal drugs(opens in a new window)
• 14.5 Young people who have had sexual intercourse(opens in a new window)
• 14.6 Mean age of initiation of sexual intercourse(opens in a new window)
• 14.7 Sexually active young people who always use a condom(opens in a new window)
• 14.9 Sexually transmissible infections in young people (rate)(opens in a new window)
• 15.1 Young people who report having a trusted adult in their lives(opens in a new window)
• 16.1 Apparent retention rate Years 10-12 (opens in a new window)
• 16.2a Young people aged 19 years who have attained Year 12 or equivalent(opens in a new window)
• 16.3 Early school leavers who are unemployed six months on after leaving school(opens in a new window)

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• Indicator 1.8 Proportion of children exposed to alcohol while in utero (XLSX, 24.86KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 2.1 Proportion of infants breastfed(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 2.2a Proportion of children who eat the minimum recommended serves of fruit and vegetable every day (XLSX, 26.75KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 2.2b Proportion of children who eat the minimum daily recommended serves of fruit and vegetables (XLSX, 38.21KB)
• Indicator 3.1 Proportion of children who are fully vaccinated (XLSX, 95.1KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 3.3 Proportion of young people who usually or always protect themselves from the sun using sunscreen and a hat on sunny days in summer (XLSX, 24.38KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 4.1 Proportion of children who are developmentally vulnerable
• Indicator 5.3a Proportion of children who brush their teeth twice a day (XLSX, 22.4KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 5.3b Proportion of young people who brush their teeth twice a day or more (XLSX, 23.93KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 6.1 Proportion of young people who have a Body Mass Index (BMI) in the overweight or obese range for their age and gender (XLSX, 23.5KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 6.2 Proportion of young people who have a Body Mass Index (BMI) in the underweight range for their age and gender (XLSX, 22.66KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 7.2a Proportion of children with special health care needs (XLSX, 23.76KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 7.2b Proportion of young people with special health care needs (XLSX, 30.79KB)
• Indicator 7.3b Proportion of young people with current asthma (XLSX, 23.99KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 7.3a Proportion of children with current asthma (XLSX, 22.51KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 7.4a Proportion of children with current asthma who have a written asthma plan (XLSX, 21.96KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 7.4b Proportion of young people with asthma who have a written asthma plan (XLSX, 24.04KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 7.7a Proportion of children with an allergy that leads to anaphylaxis (XLSX, 49.4KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 7.7b1 Proportion of young people with an allergy that leads to anaphylaxis (XLSX, 24KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 7.7b2 Proportion of young people with an allergy that leads to anaphylaxis, who have a written anaphylaxis plan (XLSX, 22.99KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 7.8a Proportion of children with good health (XLSX, 22.53KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 7.8b Young people with good health (XLSX, 30.66KB)
• Indicator 8.1 Proportion of children whose parents report on or more concerns with child speech and language on entry to school(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 9.1a Proportion of children who do the recommended amount of physical activity every day (XLSX, 22.64KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 9.1b Proportion of young people who do the recommended amount of physical activity every day (XLSX, 30.8KB)
• Indicator 9.2a Proportion of children who use electronic media for more than two hours per day (XLSX, 22.79KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 9.2b Proportion of young people who use electronic media for more than two hours per day (XLSX, 30.15KB)
• Indicator 10.1 Proportion of children with emotional or behaviour difficulties (XLSX, 83.34KB)
• Indicator 10.2 Proportion of children whose parents are concerned with their behaviour(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 10.3 Proportion of children who are bullied
• Indicator 10.3b Proportion of young people who report experiencing bullying recently (XLSX, 31.23KB)
• Indicator 10.3b1 Young people who are bullied most days (XLSX, 29.49KB)
• Indicator 10.3b2 Young people who are experiencing cyber bullying (XLSX, 24KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 10.6 Proportion of students who report feeling connected with their school (XLSX, 88.21KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 10.8 Proportion of young people who showed high levels of psychological distress (XLSX, 24.17KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 10.10 Proportion of young people with positive psychological development (XLSX, 24.06KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 11.1 Percentage of students achieving national benchmark in literacy(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 11.2 Percentage of students achieving national benchmark in numeracy(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 12.3 Crime where the victim was a child or young person(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 13.2 Crime where the offender was a child or young person(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 13.3 Number of young people convicted and placed on a community order (XLSX, 55.14KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 13.4 Proportion of young people in youth justice facilities (XLSX, 29.58KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 14.1 Teenage fertility rate (XLSX, 54.89KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 14.3a Proportion of young people who have ever smoked cigarettes (XLSX, 29.67KB)
• Indicator 14.3b Proportion of young people who have ever drank alcohol (XLSX, 29.45KB)
• Indicator 14.3c Proportion of young people who have ever sniffed glue or chromed (XLSX, 23.98KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 14.3d Proportion of young people who have ever used marijuana or other illegal drugs (XLSX, 29.45KB)
• Indicator 14.5 Proportion of young people who have had sexual intercourse (XLSX, 24.18KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 14.6 Mean age of initiation of sexual intercourse (XLSX, 24KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 14.7 Proportion of sexually active young people who always use a condom (XLSX, 29.56KB)
• Indicator 14.9 Rate of sexually transmissible infections in young people (XLSX, 53.09KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 15.1 Proportion of young people who report having a trusted adult in their lives (XLSX, 29.67KB)
• Indicator 16.1 Year 10-12 apparent retention rate (XLSX, 26.1KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 16.2a Proportion of students successfully completing year 12 or equivalent (XLSX, 42.7KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 16.3 Percentage of early school leavers who are unemployed six months on after leaving school (XLSX, 49.1KB)(opens in a new window)

The family

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• 17.1a Children exposed to tobacco smoke in the home (opens in a new window)
• 18.1 Children who are read to by a family member every day (opens in a new window)
• 18.2 Infants put on their backs to sleep from birth (opens in a new window)
• 18.3 Children with parents aware of sun protection (opens in a new window)
• 19.2 Children who have parents at risk of mental health difficulties (opens in a new window)
• 20.1 Substantiated child abuse (rate)(opens in a new window)
• 20.2 Children on child protection orders (rate)(opens in a new window)
• 20.3 Children in out of home care (rate)(opens in a new window)
• 21.2 Family violence incidents where children and young people are present (opens in a new window)
• 22.4a Children from families who ran out of food and could not afford to buy more (opens in a new window)
• 22.4b Young people who go to school or bed hungry because there is not enough food in the house(opens in a new window)
• 22.6 Young people who experience hardship because of shortage of money(opens in a new window)
• 24.1a Children living in families with healthy family functioning(opens in a new window)
• 24.1b Young people living in families with healthy family functioning(opens in a new window)
• 24.2 Children entering primary school whose parents report that their family has experienced high levels of stress(opens in a new window)

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• Indicator 17.1a Proportion of children exposed to tobacco smoke in the home (XLSX, 22.59KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 18.1 Proportion of children who are read to by a family member every day (XLSX, 24KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 18.2 Proportion of infants put on their backs to sleep from birth (XLSX, 23.67KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 18.3 Children with parents aware of sun protection (XLSX, 26KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 19.2 Proportion of children who have parents with mental health difficulties (XLSX, 23.95KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 20.1 Rate of substantiated child abuse (XLSX, 38.62KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 20.2 Rate of children on child protection orders (XLSX, 29.36KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 20.3 Rate of children in out of home care (XLSX, 46.71KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 21.2 Proportion of family violence incidents where children and young people are involved as other parties(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 22.4a Proportion of children from families that ran out of food and could not afford to buy more (XLSX, 22.42KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 22.4b Proportion of young people who go to school or bed hungry because there is not enough food in the house (XLSX, 24.13KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 22.6 Young people who experience hardship because of shortage of money (XLSX, 23.99KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 24.1a Proportion of children living in families with healthy family functioning (XLSX, 22.63KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 24.1b Proportion of young people living in families with healthy family functioning (XLSX, 24.07KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 24.2 Proportion of children with high levels of family stress (XLSX, 72.25KB)(opens in a new window)

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• 26.1a Children from families who are able to get support in a time of crisis/when needed (opens in a new window)
• 26.2 Children from families able to raise $2000 within two days in an emergency (opens in a new window)
• 26.3 Children with parents who have someone to turn to for advice when having problems (opens in a new window)
• 26.4 Young people who have someone to turn to for advice when having problems(opens in a new window)
• 26.8 Young people who are satisfied with the quality of their life(opens in a new window)
• 27.2a Children living in neighbourhoods with basic services (opens in a new window)
• 27.3a Children living in neighbourhoods with good parks, playgrounds and play-spaces(opens in a new window)
• 28.1a Children who feel safe (opens in a new window)
• 28.1b Young people who feel safe(opens in a new window)

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• Indicator 26.1a Proportion of children from families who are able to get support in time of crisis/when needed (XLSX, 22.64KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 26.2 Proportion of families with children able to raise $2000 within two days in an emergency (XLSX, 23.86KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 26.3 Proportion of children with parents who have someone to turn to for advice when having problems (XLSX, 22.78KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 26.4 Proportion of young people who have someone to turn to for advice when having problems (XLSX, 24.08KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 26.8 Proportion of young people who are satisfied with the quality of their life (XLSX, 29.58KB)
• Indicator 27.2a Proportion of children living in neighbourhoods with basic services (XLSX, 22.67KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 27.3a Children living in neighbourhoods with good parks, playgrounds and play-spaces (XLSX, 24.14KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 28.1a Proportion of children who feel safe (XLSX, 22.59KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 28.1b Proportion of young people who feel safe (XLSX, 29.75KB)

Support services

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• 30.1 Children entering primary school whose parents report concerns about their vision(opens in a new window)
• 30.3 Infants receiving a maternal and child health service home consultation (opens in a new window)
• 30.5 Children attending the 3.5 year ages and stages visit (opens in a new window)
• 30.6 Children who have been assessed by the primary school nursing program in their first year of primary school(opens in a new window)
• 30.10 Aboriginal children in out of home care who are placed in accordance with the Aboriginal Child Placement Principle(opens in a new window)
• 31.1a Kindergarten participation in the first year of enrolments (opens in a new window)
• 31.1b Kindergarten participation - Aboriginal Status (opens in a new window)
• 31.1c Number of Children in Early Start Kindergarten(opens in a new window)
• 31.3 Children attending kindergarten whose placement attracts a kindergarten fee subsidy (opens in a new window)
• 31.4 Kindergarten enrolments in a long day care setting (opens in a new window)
• 32.2 Young people who feel connected to peers(opens in a new window)
• 33.1 Average number of days absent by primary and secondary school students(opens in a new window)
• 33.2 Student perception of connectedness with peers (opens in a new window)
• 33.3 Parents satisfied with schooling (opens in a new window)
• 34.1 Families accessing Family and Community Support Services (count)(opens in a new window)
• 35.1 Young people who can access physical health services when needed(opens in a new window)
• 35.2 Young people who can access mental health services when needed(opens in a new window)
• 35.3 Young people who can access dental health services when needed(opens in a new window)

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• Indicator 30.1 Proportion of children with parents concerned about their vision (XLSX, 74.01KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 30.3 Proportion of infants receiving a maternal and child health service home consultation(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 30.5 Proportion of children attending the 3.5 year Key Age and Stage visit(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 30.6 Proportion of children in first year of primary school who have been assessed by the school nurse(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 30.10 Proportion of Aboriginal children in out of home care who are placed in accordance with the Aboriginal Child Placement Principle (XLSX, 50.77KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 31.1a Kindergarten participation rate (XLSX, 84.03KB)
• Indicator 31.1b Kindergarten Participation - Aboriginal Status (XLSX, 30.84KB)
• Indicator 31.1c Number of Children in Early Start Kindergarten (XLSX, 26.45KB)
• Indicator 31.3 Proportion of children attending kindergarten whose placement attracts a kindergarten fee subsidy (XLSX, 47.18KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 31.4 Number of four year old kindergarten enrolments in a long day care or integrated children’s services setting (XLSX, 45.89KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 32.2 Proportion of young people who feel connected to peers (XLSX, 29.7KB)
• Indicator 33.1 Average number of days absent by primary and secondary school students (XLSX, 399.34KB)
• Indicator 33.2 Student perception of connectedness with peers (percentage) (XLSX, 213.81KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 33.3 Proportion of parents satisfied with schooling (XLSX, 30.12KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 34.1 Number of families accessing Family and Community Support Services (XLSX, 39.8KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 35.1 Proportion of young people who can access physical health services when needed (XLSX, 23.92KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 35.2 Proportion of young people who can access mental health services when needed (XLSX, 24.07KB)(opens in a new window)
• Indicator 35.3 Proportion of young people who can access dental health services when needed (XLSX, 23.97KB)(opens in a new window)

More information

• VCAMS outcomes framework (DOCX, 1.2MB)
• Information about indicators and sources (DOCX, 604KB)
• VCAMS portal user guide (DOCX, 3.2MB)
• Frequently Asked Questions (DOCX, 876KB)
• Additional Indicator Information (Metadata) (DOCX, 601KB)
• Programs and policies (PDF, 338KB)

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