41.0% ▲ +70.9%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Oakdale · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Oakdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all qualified adults in Oakdale hold a Certificate III or IV. While the area has seen more people finish high school and earn degrees over the last decade, overall education levels remain far below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. This figure has risen by 17 points since 2011, though about a third of people still list Year 10 as their highest school level.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Oakdale, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 11% of adults, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. This is a growing trend, with the proportion of degree holders rising 6 points since 2011.
11.0% ▲ +119.0%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Oakdale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields at 19.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.4% and Society and culture at 11%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Oakdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121092/oakdale/topic/education