43.9% ▲ +26.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oakenden · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Oakenden
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Half of all qualified adults in Oakenden hold a Certificate III or IV, reflecting a workforce focused on practical skills. The area has a much lower share of university degrees than the state and national figures, with only 10.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This leaves a significant gap compared to the national average, where 58.8% of people finished school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Oakenden, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, as 10.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 21.9% seen across Queensland and the 26.3% average for Australia.
10.4% ▲ +33.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.4%
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 Oakenden, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Oakenden are led by Engineering and related fields at 29.3%. Other common areas of study include Health (14%), Management and Commerce (13.4%), and Architecture and Building (10.4%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Oakenden has 9.43 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most similar areas. These are all small, government-run primary schools, with an average size of just 27 students.
9.43
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
27
Lower than 92% 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 Oakenden
3 schools — 81 students, average ICSEA 945.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Oakenden State School, Oakenden | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 8 | 926 |
| Homebush State School, Homebush | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 37 | 962 |
| Eton State School, Eton | Government | Primary | 9.9 km | 36 | 931 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oakenden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32208/oakenden/topic/education