34.9% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oaky Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Oaky Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Oaky Creek than in most other areas, with only 34.9% completing Year 12. This is well below the national figure, reflecting a local trend toward trade and vocational qualifications rather than traditional academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Many others left school earlier, with 26.5% finishing Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Oaky Creek, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, as only 9.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while trade certificates are more common at 43.2%.
9.1% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 Oaky Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most often in management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.6% and architecture and building at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is among the smallest in the region with an average size of 8 students.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
8
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,045
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Oaky Creek
1 school — 8 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Hillview State School, Hillview | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 8 | 1,045 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oaky Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32214/oaky-creek/topic/education