Sugarloaf, Queensland (Southern Downs Region)
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| Coordinates: 28°42′38″S 152°02′09″E / 28.7105°S 152.0358°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 51.5 km2 (19.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 910 m (2,990 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 162 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.146/km2 (8.15/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4380 | ||||||||||||
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Sugarloaf is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Sugarloaf had a population of 162 people.[1]
Sugarloaf is on the border with New South Wales.[3]
The locality is bounded to the north and east by the Great Dividing Range which also marks the border with New South Wales.[3] Sugarloaf Mountain (28°41′26″S 152°03′53″E / 28.6905°S 152.0648°E) is on the eastern boundary as part of the Great Dividing Range; it rises to 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) above sea level.[4][5]
A number of creeks rise on the slopes of the Great Dividing Range and flow in a general south-west direction becoming directly or indirectly tributaries to Quart Pot Creek.[3]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some plantation forestry and irrigated cropping.[3]
History
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The district developed as a mining area as many of the creeks were a source of tin.[6]
In May 1873, there were many men working in the tin mines and there was an urgent need for a school for the "hundreds of children" living in the area. The St Leonard's Tin Mine donated 2 acres (0.81 ha) of land for the school and the residents raised £80 to contribute to its establishment.[7] By 27 May 1874, the school building was "nearly finished".[8] Sugarloaf State School opened on 5 August 1874. It closed in 1939.[9] It was at 1061 Sugarloaf Road (28°41′34″S 152°01′18″E / 28.6927°S 152.0218°E).[10]
St Patrick's Catholic Church opened in 1910 between April and August.[11][12] In 1964, it was relocated to Amiens.[13]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Sugarloaf had a population of 113 people.[14]
In the 2021 census, Sugarloaf had a population of 162 people.[1]
Economy
There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including:[15]
- Glen Robins (28°41′45″S 152°02′16″E / 28.6957°S 152.0378°E)
- Hillview (28°41′47″S 152°00′53″E / 28.6963°S 152.0146°E)
- Sugarloaf (28°41′53″S 152°02′26″E / 28.6981°S 152.0405°E)
