The Department for Communities and Social Inclusion was the new name given to the Department for Families and Communities in 2011. This department retains responsibility for Youth Justice. The Department was renamed to the Department of Human Services in 2018.
1849 - 1886 Destitute Board
1849 - 1910 Destitute Poor Department
1849 - 1910 Destitute Poor Department
1866 - 1912 Aborigines Office
1886 - 1927 State Children's Department
1886 - 1927 State Children's Council
1910 - 1927 Destitute Persons' Department
1912 - 1962 Aborigines Department
1927 - 1966 Children's Welfare and Public Relief Board
1927 - 1966 Children's Welfare and Public Relief Department
1963 - 1970 Department of Aboriginal Affairs
1966 - 1970 Department of Social Welfare
1970 - 1972 Department of Social Welfare and Aboriginal Affairs
1972 - 1990 Department for Community Welfare
1990 - 1998 Department for Family and Community Services
1998 - 2004 Family and Youth Services, Department of Human Services
2004 - 2006 Children, Youth and Family Services, Department for Families and Communities
2006 - 2011 Families SA, Department for Families and Communities
2011 - 2018 Department for Communities and Social Inclusion
2018 - Department of Human Services
Prepared by: Karen George and Gary George
Created: 22 May 2012, Last modified: 25 March 2021