Oakden, SA Family Guide

Kids' activities, schools, parks and events in and around Oakden · updated 3 Oct

This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Oakden: 75 kids' activities within 5 km, 1 school in Oakden, and parks and playgrounds.

Family Snapshot

Sports: Soccer, Gymnastics & cheer, Martial arts, Tennis, Other sports + 6 more
Kids' activities: Arts & dance, Music, Kids' activities & play, Tutoring & STEM, Yoga & wellbeing
Schools: 1 in Oakden · 1 primary · 1 secondary
Parks & places: 3 parks · 20 verified playgrounds · 1 library
Explore nearby: Northgate, Windsor Gardens, and Gilles Plains

What can families do in Oakden?

Soccer14 within 5 km Gymnastics & cheer13 within 5 km Martial arts13 within 5 km Tennis11 within 5 km Other sports8 within 5 km Football (AFL)7 within 5 km Netball5 within 5 km Swimming5 within 5 km Cricket4 within 5 km Basketball3 within 5 km Athletics2 within 5 km Arts & dance14 within 5 km Music11 within 5 km Kids' activities & play8 within 5 km Tutoring & STEM7 within 5 km Yoga & wellbeing6 within 5 km

Sports & local clubs around Oakden

Soccer around Oakden

14 listed within 5 km of Oakden

Gepps Cross Cricket Club

Northfield

CricketSoccer

2.2 km from central Oakden

Gaza Sports and Community Club

Klemzig

Soccer

PlaygroundSports courts / fields

2.6 km from central Oakden

North Eastern Metrostars

Klemzig

SoccerFirst Aid

3 km from central Oakden

Not finding it in Oakden? Listed in Northfield (1 · 2.2 km), Klemzig (2 · 3 km), Gepps Cross (3 · 3.9 km)

See all 14 within 5 km

Empire Dance Studio (SA) · Holden Hill · 3.1 km
Ingle Farm Junior Soccer Club · Ingle Farm · 3.1 km
Adelaide Atletico VSC · Paradise · 3.2 km
Athelstone Cricket Club · Paradise · 3.2 km
Athelstone Football Club · Paradise · 3.2 km
Norwood Netball Club · Paradise · 3.2 km
Croatian Sports Centre · Gepps Cross · 3.2 km
Metro United WFC · Pooraka · 3.5 km
Ingle Farm A SC Club · Ingle Farm · 3.5 km
Adelaide Croatia Raiders Junior Soccer Club · Gepps Cross · 3.9 km
Football South Australia · Gepps Cross · 3.9 km

Gymnastics & cheer around Oakden

13 listed within 5 km of Oakden

CrossFit Proficient

Windsor Gardens

Gymnastics

1.1 km from central Oakden

Windsor Calisthenics Club

Windsor Gardens

Dancing SchoolGymnasticsSinging

1.1 km from central Oakden

Adelaide Academy of Karate Do Shotokan/ JKA Adelaide

Gilles Plains

KarateSelf DefenceGymnastics

1.2 km from central Oakden

Not finding it in Oakden? Listed in Windsor Gardens (2 · 1.1 km), Gilles Plains (1 · 1.2 km), Klemzig (1 · 3 km)

See all 13 within 5 km

South Australian Public Primary Schools Music Society · Klemzig · 3 km
Empire Dance Studio (SA) · Holden Hill · 3.1 km
Funlife Fitness Centre · Ingle Farm · 3.1 km
Team Turner Boxing Gym · Holden Hill · 3.1 km
Dale Taylor Music · Pooraka · 3.8 km
Ground Force Studios · Enfield · 3.9 km
Adelaide All Star Cheerleading · Nailsworth · 4.6 km
Lab 46 · Mawson Lakes · 4.8 km
SA Base Camp · Kilburn · 4.7 km
22 Too · Walkerville · 5 km

Martial arts around Oakden

13 listed within 5 km of Oakden

Element Jiu Jitsu

Valley View

Jiujitsu

Playground

1.8 km from central Oakden

South Australian Judo Academy

Valley View

Self DefencePaintingJiujitsu

3 km from central Oakden

Team Turner Boxing Gym

Holden Hill

BoxingGymnastics

3.1 km from central Oakden

Not finding it in Oakden? Listed in Gilles Plains (1 · 1.2 km), Valley View (2 · 3 km), Broadview (1 · 3 km)

See all 13 within 5 km

Adelaide Academy of Karate Do Shotokan/ JKA Adelaide · Gilles Plains · 1.2 km
Moo Duk Kwan Taekwondo sa · Ingle Farm · 3 km
Karate Jitsu · Paradise · 3.3 km
GKR Karate · Vale Park · 3.6 km
Maya Karate Academy · Broadview · 3.7 km
GKR Karate · Blair Athol · 4 km
Yom Chi Taekwon-do Australia · Pooraka · 4 km
Grounded Krav Maga · Hectorville · 4.2 km
Empty Hands Martial Arts · Para Vista · 4.3 km
Jinen Karate Jitsu · Modbury North · 4.5 km

Tennis around Oakden

11 listed within 5 km of Oakden

SA Church Stars Basketball Club

Northgate

BasketballTennis

1 km from central Oakden

Matt Owens Tennis School

Greenacres

Tennis

1.7 km from central Oakden

Greenacres Tennis Club

Greenacres

Tennis

Sports courts / fields

2.4 km from central Oakden

Not finding it in Oakden? Listed in Northgate (1 · 1 km), Greenacres (2 · 1.7 km), Clearview (1 · 2.3 km)

See all 11 within 5 km

Clearview Tennis Club, South Australia · Clearview · 2.6 km
Campbelltown Tennis & Netball Club Inc · Campbelltown · 2.9 km
Martin Richards Tennis · Klemzig · 3.2 km
Adelaide Tennis Academy · Broadview · 3.5 km
Collingrove Tennis Club · Broadview · 3.5 km
Dale Taylor Music · Pooraka · 3.8 km
TP Tennis · Felixstow · 3.9 km
East Adelaide Payneham Tennis Club · Payneham · 4.8 km

More sports

Other sports (8 within 5 km) — Windsor Calisthenics Club (1.1 km)Not finding it in Oakden? Listed in Windsor Gardens (1 · 1.1 km), Gilles Plains (2 · 1.2 km), Clearview (1 · 2.3 km)
Football (AFL) (7 within 5 km) — Gepps Cross FC (T3) Auskick Centre (1.7 km)Not finding it in Oakden? Listed in Northfield (1 · 2.2 km), Ingle Farm (1 · 3.1 km), Paradise (1 · 3.2 km)
Netball (5 within 5 km) — South Australian Public Primary Schools Music Society (3 km)Not finding it in Oakden? Listed in Klemzig (1 · 3 km), Manningham (1 · 3.1 km), Paradise (2 · 3.2 km)
Swimming (5 within 5 km) — Inclusive Swim (1.2 km)Not finding it in Oakden? Listed in Gilles Plains (2 · 1.2 km), Ingle Farm (1 · 3.1 km), Mawson Lakes (1 · 4.8 km)
Cricket (4 within 5 km) — Gepps Cross Cricket Club (2.2 km)Not finding it in Oakden? Listed in Northfield (1 · 2.2 km), Holden Hill (1 · 3.1 km), Paradise (2 · 3.2 km)
Basketball (3 within 5 km) — SA Church Stars Basketball Club (1 km)Not finding it in Oakden? Listed in Northgate (1 · 1 km), Marden (1 · 4.5 km), Mawson Lakes (1 · 4.8 km)
Athletics (2 within 5 km) — Empire Dance Studio (SA) (3.1 km)Not finding it in Oakden? Listed in Holden Hill (1 · 3.1 km), Marden (1 · 4.5 km)

More things to do around Oakden

Arts & dance around Oakden

14 listed within 5 km of Oakden

Vishva Hindu Parishad (SA) Sports Association

Gilles Plains

DramaUkeleleDancing School

1.2 km from central Oakden

Cheryl Bradley Dance Studios

Clearview

Dancing SchoolHip Hop

2.3 km from central Oakden

South Australian Public Primary Schools Music Society

Klemzig

MusicDancing SchoolSinging

3 km from central Oakden

Not finding it in Oakden? Listed in Windsor Gardens (1 · 1.1 km), Gilles Plains (1 · 1.2 km), Clearview (1 · 2.3 km)

See all 14 within 5 km

Windsor Calisthenics Club · Windsor Gardens · 1.1 km
South Australian Judo Academy · Valley View · 3 km
Empire Dance Studio (SA) · Holden Hill · 3.1 km
Tutors SA · Campbelltown · 3.1 km
Dale Taylor Music · Pooraka · 3.8 km
Ground Force Studios · Enfield · 3.9 km
DanceArts Academy · Modbury North · 4.2 km
Ridgehaven Calisthenics Club · Modbury North · 4.2 km
Empty Hands Martial Arts · Para Vista · 4.3 km
Mini Ivy (Payneham Studio) · Payneham · 4.4 km
Adelaide All Star Cheerleading · Nailsworth · 4.6 km

Music around Oakden

11 listed within 5 km of Oakden · 1 in Oakden

Julianne Ingram Music Studio

Oakden

MusicKeyboardAdventure & Camping

In Oakden

The Oaks Swim Centre

Gilles Plains

SwimmingMusicAdventure & Camping

1.2 km from central Oakden

Empire Dance Studio (SA)

Holden Hill

Dancing SchoolSingingHip Hop

3.1 km from central Oakden

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See all 11 within 5 km

Windsor Calisthenics Club · Windsor Gardens · 1.1 km
Vishva Hindu Parishad (SA) Sports Association · Gilles Plains · 1.2 km
South Australian Public Primary Schools Music Society · Klemzig · 3 km
KeyStrings Music Academy · Ingle Farm · 3.1 km
Dale Taylor Music · Pooraka · 3.8 km
My Piano Studio · Dernancourt · 3.8 km
Ridgehaven Calisthenics Club · Modbury North · 4.2 km
Thomas Saunders · Mawson Lakes · 4.8 km

Kids' activities & play (1 in Oakden · 8 within 5 km) — Julianne Ingram Music Studio (0 km)
Tutoring & STEM (7 within 5 km) — Inclusive Swim (1.2 km)Not finding it in Oakden? Listed in Gilles Plains (1 · 1.2 km), Klemzig (1 · 3 km), Walkley Heights (1 · 2.2 km)
Yoga & wellbeing (6 within 5 km) — North Eastern Metrostars (3 km)Not finding it in Oakden? Listed in Klemzig (1 · 3 km), Enfield (1 · 3.9 km), Holden Hill (1 · 3.1 km)

Schools in and near Oakden

Levels as each school is registered; distances are straight-line from central Oakden.

Heritage CollegePrimary · Secondary · in Oakden
Cedar CollegePrimary · Secondary · 0.8 km
Gilles Plains Primary SchoolPrimary · Secondary · 0.9 km
Hillcrest Primary SchoolPrimary · Secondary · 1.3 km

Parks, playgrounds & community places

Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.

Playgrounds (verified features)

Walkley Heights Reserve · Walkley Heights · 1.3 km Playground Sports courts / fields
Fulton Reserve · Gilles Plains · 1.3 km Playground
Stonewell Common · Northgate · 1.3 km Playground
Swanson Avenue Reserve · Gilles Plains · 1.3 km Playground

Libraries

Greenacres Library · Greenacres · 1.7 km Playground

Sports grounds

Greengate Close Reserve · Northgate · 0.7 km Sports courts / fields
Hillcrest Stadium · Hillcrest · 0.9 km Sports courts / fields
Stockade Botanical Park · Northfield · 2.2 km Sports courts / fields
St Albans Reserve · Clearview · 2.7 km Sports courts / fields

Parks

Sir Ross Smith Boulevard Reserve · Oakden · 0 km
Bristol Terrace Reserve · Oakden · 0.7 km
Hedgerow Reserve · Oakden · 0.8 km
Northwood Reserve · Northgate · 0.8 km

How Oakden compares with nearby suburbs

Oakden

Music 1, Kids' activities & play 1

1 school · 3 parks
Northgate1 km · same council

Basketball 1, Tennis 1

1 school · 6 parks
Windsor Gardens1.1 km · same council

Gymnastics & cheer 2, Arts & dance 1, Music 1, Other sports 1

2 schools · 3 parks
Gilles Plains1.2 km · same council

Music 2, Other sports 2, Swimming 2, Arts & dance 1 +4

3 schools · 5 parks
Greenacres1.7 km · same council

Tennis 2

2 schools · 2 parks
Northfield2.2 km · same council

Football (AFL) 1, Cricket 1, Soccer 1

1 school · 3 parks

Area	Activities listed there	Schools	Parks
Oakden	Music 1, Kids' activities & play 1	1	3
Northgate1 km · same council	Basketball 1, Tennis 1	1	6
Windsor Gardens1.1 km · same council	Gymnastics & cheer 2, Arts & dance 1, Music 1, Other sports 1	2	3
Gilles Plains1.2 km · same council	Music 2, Other sports 2, Swimming 2, Arts & dance 1 +4	3	5
Greenacres1.7 km · same council	Tennis 2	2	2
Northfield2.2 km · same council	Football (AFL) 1, Cricket 1, Soccer 1	1	3

Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.

Explore nearby family guides

Northgate family guide · 1 km Windsor Gardens family guide · 1.1 km Gilles Plains family guide · 1.2 km Greenacres family guide · 1.7 km Northfield family guide · 2.2 km Clearview family guide · 2.3 km Valley View family guide · 3 km Broadview family guide · 3 km Klemzig family guide · 3 km Manningham family guide · 3.1 km Walkley Heights family guide · 2.2 km

Homes in Oakden

A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.

$1.01m

Median, houses

Oakden within City of Port Adelaide Enfield

1 of the council area’s 53 activity providers · 15th of 29 suburbs by number of providers

City of Port Adelaide Enfield guide

Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 3 Oct 2026.

Recorded offences in Oakden

Suburb	Recorded offences (12 months)
Oakden	157
Blair Athol	684
Broadview	209
Campbelltown	346
Cavan	203
Clearview	317
Collinswood	43
Dernancourt	169
Enfield	415
Felixstow	102
Gepps Cross	393
Gilles Plains	402

Recorded offences, 12 months to 2025-06 · Source: South Australia Police, CC BY · source

Kids activities across City of Port Adelaide Enfield

53 kids activities listed

on AroundSchools, in City of Port Adelaide Enfield

Sports44Creative Arts9Entertainment6Music5Academic4Health4

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