| Id | Name | Type | Places | Approval | Distance (Km) | Day Rate | Availability |
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Key Metrics
Oaklands Park / Greater Adelaide
LDC Providers
2
430
Total LDC Places
185
36,261
Total Population
4,698
1,520,876
Persons Per Place
25.4
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Avg Centre Age
10.6 yrs
10 yrs
Population 0-4
234
79,648
0-4 Per LDC Place
1.26
2.2
Workforce Impact
Standard
Standard
School Attendance
0
-
School Per LDC Place
0
6.3
Avg LDC Fee ($/day)
$168
$161
Other Places (PSK/OOSH)
0
-
SOURCE: ACECQA, StartingBlocks, ABS data analysed by AreaSearch
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Approvals Pipeline
Childcare development approvals near Oaklands Park
Development applications around Oaklands Park
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CC Approvals
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In the local catchment
Proposed Places
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Where disclosed
Under Assessment
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Awaiting determination
Determined
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Approved or decided
Approvals pipeline
Status, location, timing and project scale
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
Oaklands Park Child Care FAQ
What is the Child Care supply composition of Oaklands Park?
As of our last update on May 24, 2026, there are 2 child care centres in Oaklands Park. Of these, 2 centres provide Long Day Care with 185 places. There are no schools in the area with student enrolment data at present.
What population do these centres in Oaklands Park service?
AreaSearch's latest population estimate for Oaklands Park as at May 2026 stands at a total of 4,698 people, of this 234 are estimated to be children under five years of age.
Why do your population numbers differ from Census figures for Oaklands Park?
Some areas have changed considerably since the 2021 Census was undertaken. At the 2021 Census Oaklands Park was assessed as having 3,948 people with 174 of these (4.4%) being children under 5yo. Oaklands Park has seen 148 new addresses added since this time, which, combined with broader ABS population estimates for resident population, leads us to estimate that Oaklands Park has experienced population growth of approximately 750 people from the 2021 Census.
How does the ratio of children per LDC place in Oaklands Park compare to those in Greater Adelaide?
In Oaklands Park, our latest analysis shows there are 1.3 resident children under 5yo per LDC place. This figure is significantly lower than the 2.2 children per place across Greater Adelaide.
How do childcare fees in Oaklands Park relate to those in Greater Adelaide?
Childcare fees in Oaklands Park average $168, which is comparable to the regional average of $161 in Greater Adelaide.
How does the ratio of school population per LDC place compare in Oaklands Park and Greater Adelaide?
There are no schools reporting attendance in Oaklands Park, while there is an average of 6.3 students per LDC place across Greater Adelaide.
What is the average age of Long Daycare Centres in Oaklands Park?
The average LDC in Oaklands Park was approved 10.6 years ago, while across Greater Adelaide the typical centre approval is 10 years old.
Is the local workforce a significant driver of additional child care demand for Oaklands Park?
Workforce activity is within the standard range and may moderately influence child care demand in this area.
Who would typically use analysis such as this?
Childcare operators, developers, investors and financiers would typically conduct a thorough child care supply and demand analysis (SDA) on Oaklands Park before allocating the significant amount of capital required. Boundary-based analysis such as this is often used as an initial guide however, and analysis would be undertaken on the specific site adopting a radial, travel time, or custom catchment to take into account nearby competition and demand drivers that would influence a centre's performance.
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Centre supply and current places are an output, not a leading indicator. For the demand-side drivers of this area — population growth, 0–4 cohort trends, dwelling supply, workforce participation and competing development pipeline — open the relevant deep-dive page.