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Oxley · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Oxley

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

A gap of 10 percentage points separates Oxley from the rest of the country in school completion. While 69% of people here finished Year 12, far fewer residents have gone on to earn university degrees compared to the state and national figures.

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Where Oxley sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Oxley — lower than 69% of areas.

Oxley10.3%
2711, NSW 8.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 69% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and far above the national figure of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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69.0% —

Higher than 90% 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 Oxley, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 11 is next at 15%.

Year 12 69.0% Year 11 13.8% Year 10 10.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.3% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.3% —

Lower than 69% 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 Oxley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Certificate I / II (30%).

Certificate III / IV 30.8% Bachelor degree 23.1% Certificate I / II 23.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 31%, ahead of Agriculture & environment (23%).

Field of qualification

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In Oxley, Management & commerce is the majority at 57%; Agriculture & environment is next at 43%.

Management & commerce 30.8% Agriculture & environment 23.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation seen in 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 Oxley — 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 Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13118/oxley/topic/education