24.1% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Allora · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Allora
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost a quarter of people in Allora volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This community is more active than most, with a strong record of unpaid work and a higher than usual number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.1% of residents volunteer, a rate that is far above both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.7% providing care and 24.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the national figure. However, the 23.1% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
13.7% ▲ +32.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas, with 5% of residents having served, which is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
5.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Allora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30041/allora/topic/community