45.1% ▲ +34.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oakhurst · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Oakhurst
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of qualified adults in Oakhurst hold a Certificate III or IV. This reflects a workforce with lower formal education levels than the state and national averages, with only 10.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national figure of 58.8%. About 30.9% of people reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Oakhurst, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (9%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of people with a bachelor degree or higher is 10.5%, which is far below both Queensland (21.9%) and Australia (26.3%). Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV (52.5%) or a diploma (15.0%).
10.5% ▲ +40.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 Oakhurst, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 23.0%, followed by management and commerce at 15.9%. Society and culture (13.1%) and health (11.1%) also feature prominently.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Oakhurst has two schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are split evenly between government and independent sectors, with typical school sizes being among the highest for this level.
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).
770
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Oakhurst
2 schools — 1,539 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Riverside Christian College, Maryborough | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,329 | 1,004 |
| Sunbury State School, Maryborough | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 210 | 900 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oakhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32211/oakhurst/topic/education