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Oak Valley · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Oak Valley

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

Average levels of schooling and degrees define Oak Valley, where results for most education markers sit around the middle for similar areas. While a fair number of residents have trade qualifications, the percentage of people with a university degree is far below the national figure.

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Where Oak Valley sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Oak Valley — higher than 53% of areas.

Oak Valley15.6%
4811, QLD 18.0%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 46.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% seen across Australia. About 23.3% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Highest year of school

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In Oak Valley, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 27%.

Year 12 46.6% Year 10 23.3% Year 9 or below 8.2% Year 11 7.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.6% of the population, which is well below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.2% of residents.

Highest qualification level

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In Oak Valley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).

Certificate III / IV 36.2% Bachelor degree 15.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.9% Postgraduate degree 4.1% Certificate I / II 4.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 17.1%, followed by Health at 12.2% and Management and commerce at 8.9%.

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a figure smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

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 Oak Valley — 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 Oak Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32206/oak-valley/topic/education