41.4% ▲ +30.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oakdale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Oakdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Oakdale have remained largely unchanged since 2011, but figures remain low compared to the rest of the state. Only 41.4% of residents have finished Year 12, and just 10.9% hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About a third of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10, and 9.7% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Oakdale, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, making up 43.3% of the group.
10.9% ▲ +33.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Oakdale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related services at 19.5%, followed by management and commerce at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are smaller and have a much lower advantage score than most areas. All schools in the area are government-run, split evenly between primary and combined schools.
4.67
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
141
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
945
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Oakdale
2 schools — 141 students, average ICSEA 945.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Oakdale Public School, Oakdale | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 141 | 945 |
| Wooglemai Environmental Education Centre, Oakdale | Government | Combined | 6.6 km | — | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oakdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13065/oakdale/topic/education