QLD · Southern Downs Council
Allora, 4362
Current weather
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Desirability score
- Affordable
- Safe area
- Green space
- Schools
- Regional
Suburb profile
Allora is a quieter smaller community in Southern Downs, where peace, space and a country-town pace still dominate. A strong local centre anchors daily routines, while the surrounding region adds variety for weekends away. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.
An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name. Pocket parks and green corners give residents room to get outside without leaving the neighbourhood.
Homes are relatively affordable, which helps families and first-time residents put down roots. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and community and employment against similar regional towns, even with safety and transport and access holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 1,205
- Median age
- 52
- Median household income / week
- $1,042
- Dwelling vacancy
- 15.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 85 of 556
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 46.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 29 / 19 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 16
- Against the person
- 5
- Against property
- 4
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 13.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 241 residents
- State safety percentile
- 5.8th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -24%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault5
- Drug Offences2
- Good Order Offences5
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)5
- Traffic And Related Offences10
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 982.5
- Allora P-10 State SchoolCombined
- St Patrick's SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
4 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Apex ParkPark
- Dalrymple ParkPark
- P.L Travers ParkPark
- Stuart Henry Memorial ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 5
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Alan J SmithWarwick Streetdentist
- Allora Medical PracticeHerbert Streetclinic
- Allora PharmacyHerbert Streetpharmacy
- Downs Rural ChiropracticHerbert Streetclinic
- Sullivan Nicolaides PathologyHerbert Streetsample_collection
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
3 state heritage places
- Allora CemeteryState heritage place
- Boer War Memorial and ParkState heritage place
- St Davids Anglican ChurchState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Headstartkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 6
- Parks (OSM)
- 6
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 44.5/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 40% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 2518th in Australia
- State rank
- 596th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #81 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #246 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 77%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Assaultcrime5
- Drug Offencescrime2
- Good Order Offencescrime5
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime5
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime10
- Headstartchildcarekindergarten
- Allora CemeteryheritageState heritage place
- Boer War Memorial and ParkheritageState heritage place
- St Davids Anglican ChurchheritageState heritage place
- Alan J SmithhealthWarwick Streetdentist
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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