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Education & Qualifications in Oakwood

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Fewer than half of the adults in Oakwood have finished Year 12, making this a place where school completion is far below the national figure. While 14.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the local education profile remains much lower than the state average.

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Where Oakwood sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Oakwood — lower than 52% of areas.

Oakwood14.1%
2360, NSW 10.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 41% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. About 36% of the population left school after Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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41.0% —

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Oakwood, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 9 or below (12%).

Year 12 41.0% Year 10 36.1% Year 9 or below 11.5% Year 11 7.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are less common here, with only 14.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 28.6%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.1% —

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Oakwood, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).

Certificate III / IV 28.6% Bachelor degree 16.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.7% Certificate I / II 9.1% Postgraduate degree 6.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common areas of study are split between health, management and commerce, and engineering, with agriculture and environment also making up 13% of qualifications.

Field of qualification

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Oakwood splits fairly evenly between Health (20%) and Management & commerce (20%), with Engineering & related at 19%.

Health 14.3% Management & commerce 14.3% Engineering & related 13.0% Agriculture & environment 13.0% Education 7.8% Architecture & building 3.9% Society & culture 3.9%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a common situation for about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Oakwood — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oakwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13072/oakwood/topic/education