48.3% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oakford · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Oakford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of Oakford residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. The area has a strong focus on trade and practical skills rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 48.3% of people here completed Year 12, a figure that is well below the Western Australian average of 58%. About 29% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Oakford, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 14% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.1% of residents.
14.0% ▲ +41.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
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 Oakford, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 27.1%, followed by management and commerce at 16.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Oakford has more schools within 3km than 81% of similar areas, with an average school size of 725 students. Most of these are government primary schools.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
725
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,012
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Oakford
9 schools — 6,525 students, average ICSEA 1,012.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Honeywood Primary School, Wandi | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 678 | 1,047 |
| Australian Islamic College (Forrestdale), Forrestdale | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 599 | 1,042 |
| West Byford Primary School, Byford | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 817 | 992 |
| Carey Baptist College Forrestdale, Forrestdale | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 760 | 1,081 |
| Woodland Grove Primary School, Byford | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 781 | 993 |
| Forrestdale Primary School, Forrestdale | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 264 | 990 |
| Beenyup Primary School, Byford | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 340 | 961 |
| Salvado Catholic College, Byford | Catholic | Combined | 6.6 km | 867 | 1,035 |
| Byford Secondary College, Byford | Government | Secondary | 7.2 km | 1,419 | 971 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oakford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51174/oakford/topic/education