22.7% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Allora · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Allora
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering than most similar areas define Allora, where 22.7% of people give their time to help others. This spirit of contribution is a standout feature of the town and has grown since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.7% of people volunteer, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This rate has risen by 4.2 percentage points over the last decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people provide unpaid childcare here compared to the state and national figures. However, the 24.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
12.9% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▼ -26.0%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 24.2%
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 similar areas. At 5.8%, the number of people who served is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.8%
Higher than 87% of urban centre 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/ucl/UCL321002/allora/topic/community