House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Foster Carers Foster Carers Ms STINSON House of Assembly Badcoe Foster Carers 754 Ms STINSON (Badcoe) (14 May 2019). On what basis are targets for the recruitment of foster carers set? The Hon. R. SANDERSON House of Assembly Adelaide Minister for Child Protection Foster Carers The Hon. R. SANDERSON (Adelaide—Minister for Child Protection): I have been advised: The proportion of children in family-based care as a percentage of all out-of-home care in South Australia has increased from 83.1 per cent at 30 June 2017 to 85.7 per cent, as reported at 30 April 2019. The government is committed to ensuring South Australia comes into line with the national average family based care placement rate, which sits at approximately 93 per cent.