Allora, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Allora is a small town on the Darling Downs of southern Queensland, about 160 kilometres south-west of Brisbane in the Southern Downs region, on the country of the Giabal people. Its name is believed to come from an Aboriginal word, often given as 'gnarrallah', thought to mean a waterhole or swampy place. The town was surveyed in 1859 and grew amid the great pastoral runs of the Downs, with grand 1860s homesteads such as Talgai and Glengallan nearby. Allora keeps a well-preserved heritage main street and several nineteenth-century churches. A local curiosity is its link to P. L. Travers, the author of Mary Poppins, who lived here as a child; an old bank building is still known as the 'Mary Poppins house'.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Allora is more socio-economically advantaged than about 18% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 922, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Allora at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,205
- Median age
- 52
- Median weekly household income
- $1,042
- SEIFA score
- 922
- Coordinates
- -28.0188, 151.9869
Allora demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Allora using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 33%, 20% of homes are rented, and 8% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 201 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 99 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 210 | 18% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 296 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 392 | 33% |
Share of the 1,198 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 219 | 47% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 135 | 29% |
| Rented | 94 | 20% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 442 | 94% |
| Townhouses & semis | 19 | 4% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 469 occupied private dwellings in Allora.
- Median weekly rent
- $250
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,337
- Median weekly personal income
- $569
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 82 (8%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 18 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 69 (6%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 314 (33%)
- Labour-force participation
- 47.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Employed full-time
- 257
- Employed part-time
- 167
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Allora
Where is Allora?
Allora is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Allora?
At the 2021 Census, Allora had a population of about 1,205.
Is Allora an advantaged area?
Allora has an ABS SEIFA score of 922, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 18 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 18% of Australian suburbs.
Nearby suburbs in Queensland
More suburb guides in Queensland
Other hand-written, cited guides — browse all guides.