Suburbs Oakden

South Australia · Suburb Profile

Oakden SA — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Oakden, South Australia. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Oakden SA is 3,583 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Oakden is $649 per week ($33,748 per year). Median rent in Oakden is $283 per week ($1,226 per month). Oakden has a median age of 42 years, older than the national median of 38. Oakden has a population density of 1916.6 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Oakden is India. The most common religion is No Religion (46% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Mandarin. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Oakden is $1,501.

There were 88 recorded offences in Oakden in 2025-26, a rate of 25 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (35 offences).

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📍 Oakden, South Australia — 34.8526°S, 138.6447°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (27)

Oakden Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Oakden Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$649/wk
$33,748 per year
#6329 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$283/wk
$1,226 per month
#5356 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
42years
4 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,501/mo
Avg household size: 2.4 · 0.7 per bedroom

Oakden Demographics

Gender Split

Male 46.4% (1,657) Female 53.6% (1,917)

Population Density

1916.6
people per km²
3,583 people · 1.9 km²

Households

2.4
Avg household size
0.7
Persons per bedroom
$1,954
Family income/wk

Oakden Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Oakden Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
47.3% 437 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
52.7% 486 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Oakden Country of Birth

Australia
76.4%
India
8.2%
England
5.5%
China
4.7%
Hong Kong
1.2%
Iran
0.9%
Afghanistan
0.8%
Germany
0.8%
Cambodia
0.7%
Greece
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Oakden Religion

No Religion
46.4%
Catholic
21.2%
Not stated
6.7%
Anglican
6.3%
Hinduism
6.1%
Buddhism
4.9%
Uniting Church
4.6%
Baptist
3.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Oakden Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
69.2%
Year 11 or equivalent
14.0%
Year 10 or equivalent
13.0%
Year 9 or equivalent
3.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Oakden Languages Spoken at Home

Mandarin
19.2%
Other
17.7%
Cantonese
16.5%
IAL Punjabi
13.5%
Gujarati
9.6%
Italian
9.0%
Vietnamese
7.5%
Hindi
7.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Oakden Employment

💼
Employed full-time
33.7% 963 people
⏰
Employed part-time
20.1% 575 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.6% 102 people
🏠
Not in labour force
42.6% 1,218 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Oakden Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
35.1%
Certificate III/IV
24.8%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
18.7%
Postgraduate Degree
14.7%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
4.5%
Certificate I/II
2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Oakden Occupation

Professionals
34.3%
Clerical & Administrative
13.9%
Community & Personal Service
13.4%
Managers
13.3%
Technicians & Trade Workers
11.7%
Sales Workers
5.8%
Labourers
5.0%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Oakden Field of Study

Management & Commerce
27.2%
Health
15.1%
Society & Culture
15.0%
Engineering
14.1%
Education
8.2%
Information Technology
5.3%
Natural & Physical Sciences
4.1%
Creative Arts
4.0%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
3.6%
Architecture & Building
2.4%
Agriculture & Environment
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Oakden Dwelling Types

Separate house
85.4%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
8.0%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
6.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Oakden Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.3%
$1-$149/wk
0.5%
$150-$299/wk
1.4%
$300-$399/wk
4.6%
$400-$499/wk
8.7%
$500-$649/wk
4.6%
$650-$799/wk
7.6%
$800-$999/wk
6.2%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
7.8%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.5%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
12.1%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
7.9%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
6.4%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
3.7%
$4,000+/wk
6.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Oakden Marital Status

💍
Married
46.5% 1,406
↔️
Separated
2.9% 87
📋
Divorced
10.4% 314
🕊️
Widowed
5.7% 172
👤
Never married
34.6% 1,046

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Oakden Ancestry

English
24.4%
Australian
22.8%
Other
12.1%
Chinese
8.1%
Italian
6.7%
Scottish
6.2%
German
4.6%
Irish
4.6%
Indian
4.5%
Greek
2.3%
Polish
2.1%
Vietnamese
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Oakden School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
18.9%
Primary — Catholic
16.6%
Secondary — Government
13.3%
Vocational Education
12.3%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
11.5%
Secondary — Catholic
10.3%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
10.0%
Pre-school
7.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Oakden Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
7.5% 518
✅
No need for assistance
92.5% 6,357

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Oakden Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
16.6% 481
—
Not a volunteer
83.4% 2,424

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Oakden Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
6.7%
$300-$449/mo
4.7%
$450-$599/mo
1.8%
$600-$799/mo
2.7%
$800-$999/mo
5.8%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
22.2%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
24.9%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
23.6%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
3.8%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
4.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Oakden How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
73.6%
Did not go to work
11.2%
Bus
6.9%
Car (passenger)
4.6%
Walked only
1.4%
Bicycle
1.1%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.6%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.5%
Other
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Oakden Car Ownership

0 vehicles
8.6%
1 vehicle
40.4%
2 vehicles
35.7%
3 vehicles
11.2%
4+ vehicles
4.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Oakden Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.3%
2 bedrooms
15.2%
3 bedrooms
60.9%
4 bedrooms
18.8%
5 bedrooms
3.5%
6+ bedrooms
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Oakden Population Mobility

9.6%
moved in the last year
33.1%
moved in the last 5 years
5.8%
unemployment rate (Census)
56.5%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Oakden Indigenous Population

1.7%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
120
Indigenous residents
6,835
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Oakden Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
413
Diabetes
130
Arthritis
128
Asthma
114
Heart disease
89
Lung condition
72
Stroke
55
Cancer
46
Kidney disease
33
Dementia
19

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Oakden Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
12.1%
$1-$149/wk
5.2%
$150-$299/wk
7.5%
$300-$399/wk
5.0%
$400-$499/wk
3.9%
$500-$649/wk
5.4%
$650-$799/wk
7.1%
$800-$999/wk
9.8%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
11.3%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.9%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.7%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
7.4%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.1%
$3,500+/wk
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Oakden Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
38.5%
Couple — no children
25.7%
Couple — no children under 15
19.0%
One parent — no children under 15
9.6%
One parent — children under 15
7.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Oakden Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.9% 26
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.2% 7
🏅
Previously served
2.4% 71
👤
Never served
96.4% 2,811

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Oakden Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
13.0% 375
—
Did not provide
87.0% 2,517

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Oakden Children Ever Born

No children
35.2%
1 child
15.0%
2 children
32.8%
3 children
12.4%
4 children
2.9%
5+ children
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Oakden When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
13
1951–1960
67
1961–1970
145
1971–1980
89
1981–1990
151
1991–2000
94
2001–2010
342
2011–2015
155
2016
18
2017
26
2018
29
2019
42
2020
13

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Oakden Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
21.5%
5–14 hours
30.1%
15–29 hours
12.8%
30+ hours
8.9%
Did not do domestic work
26.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Oakden Household Size

1 person
30.8%
2 persons
31.0%
3 persons
16.0%
4 persons
15.5%
5 persons
4.2%
6+ persons
2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Oakden Where Residents Moved From

Same address
3,072
Moved from SA
250
Moved — same area (SA2)
29
Moved from overseas
18
Moved from VIC
11
Moved from QLD
5
Moved from NSW
5
Moved from NT
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Oakden Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
91.2%
Step family — no other children
5.3%
Blended family — no other children
2.4%
Intact family — other children present
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Oakden Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 88 total

Theft
35
Property Damage
21
Assault
14
Break & Enter
13
Fraud
3
Other Against Person
2

Offence trend by year:

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: SA Government Open Data — data.sa.gov.au

Oakden Schools

27
schools nearby
15
government
1033
avg ICSEA score
13,371
total students
East Marden Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 548 students
1127
ICSEA
St Pius X School Catholic
Primary · R-6 · 552 students
1108
ICSEA
Sunrise Christian School Paradise Independent
Primary · R-6 · 175 students
1096
ICSEA
Hillcrest Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 395 students
1096
ICSEA
Cedar College Independent
Combined · R-12 · 884 students
1090
ICSEA
Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista Independent
Primary · R-6 · 440 students
1089
ICSEA
St Martin's Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · R-6 · 691 students
1085
ICSEA
Prescott Primary School, Northern Independent
Primary · R-6 · 462 students
1083
ICSEA
Adelaide East Education Centre Government
Secondary · U · 49 students
1056
ICSEA
Kildare College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 768 students
1051
ICSEA
St Francis of Assisi School Catholic
Primary · R-6 · 246 students
1049
ICSEA
Dernancourt School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 326 students
1046
ICSEA
Heritage College Incorporated Independent
Combined · R-12 · 437 students
1040
ICSEA
St Paul's College Catholic
Combined · R-12 · 1,191 students
1037
ICSEA
Klemzig Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 184 students
1033
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 27 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Oakden Rent Prices & Affordability

19%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,462/wk
Median Rent $283/wk
Rent-to-Income 19.4%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Oakden

≈ $6,335/month
Median rent $283/wk
Left after rent $1,179/wk
Rent share 19.4%

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Oakden vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in SA

Birkenhead
Pop: 1,798 Income: $858/wk Rent: $315/wk
Bowden
Pop: 1,808 Income: $1,056/wk Rent: $390/wk
Kensington (SA)
Pop: 1,808 Income: $797/wk Rent: $300/wk
Mitcham (SA)
Pop: 1,832 Income: $922/wk Rent: $328/wk
O'Sullivan Beach
Pop: 1,844 Income: $599/wk Rent: $300/wk
Hindmarsh Island
Pop: 1,846 Income: $581/wk Rent: $330/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Oakden

What is the population of Oakden SA?

The population of Oakden SA is 3,583 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1916.6 people per km².Oakden is ranked #2,110 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Oakden?

The median personal income in Oakden SA is $649 per week, or $33,748 per year.The median household income is $1,462 per week.Family income is $1,954 per week.Oakden is ranked #6,329 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Oakden?

Median rent in Oakden SA is $283 per week ($1,226 per month).Rent represents 19.4% of household income, which is considered affordable.Oakden ranks #5,356 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Oakden?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Oakden SA is $1,501. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Oakden?

The median age in Oakden SA is 42 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Oakden a good suburb to live in?

Oakden is a suburb in South Australia with a population of 3,583.The median income is $649/wk, which is below the SA average of $763/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (19.4% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 41065. All dollar figures in AUD.