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Education & Qualifications in Oaks

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

Very few residents in Oaks completed Year 12, putting the area among the lowest for school finishing rates. While only 20.8% finished high school, about one in five adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas.

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Where Oaks sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Oaks — higher than 70% of areas.

Oaks20.8%
7303, TAS 15.8%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in the rest of the state or nation, with only 20.8% doing so. The most common highest year of schooling reached is Year 10, at 33.3%.

Completed Year 12

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20.8% —

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Oaks, the largest group is Year 10 at 44%, followed by Year 12 (28%) and Year 9 or below (28%).

Year 10 33.3% Year 12 20.8% Year 9 or below 20.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 20.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains a little below the Tasmanian figure and well below the national average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.8% —

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Oaks, Bachelor degree is the majority at 63%; Certificate III / IV is next at 38%.

Bachelor degree 83.3% Certificate III / IV 50.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 50%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).

Field of qualification

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In Oaks, Management & commerce is the majority at 100%.

Management & commerce 50.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of Oaks, making it smaller in this regard 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).

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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 Oaks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60472/oaks/topic/education