Sugarloaf | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 38°41′24″S 143°47′49″E / 38.69000°S 143.79694°E / -38.69000; 143.79694 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 20 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3234 | ||||||||||||
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Sugarloaf is a small coastal locality in the Shire of Colac Otway, Victoria, Australia.[3] In the 2011 census, the population of Sugarloaf was too low to separately report; however in November 2014 the Victorian Electoral Commission recorded 10 enrolled voters in Sugarloaf, living in 9 properties.[4][5]
The locality is centred on a 30m high sand dune along the Great Ocean Road, and derives its name from an observation that it looked like a sugarloaf.[6][7][8][9] It sits at the mouth of the Sugarloaf Creek, and fronts onto a cove known locally as Onion Bay.[10][7] Sugarloaf is completely surrounded on land by the larger locality of Wongarra.[11]
A former Redemptionist Fathers monastery is located at Sugarloaf. After its closure, it operated as short-term accommodation for people living with mental illness through Mind Australia. The property was sold in 2012, and has since operated as the Seacroft holiday accommodation.[12][13] The "Stephanie's at Onion Bay" holiday apartments are also located at Sugarloaf.[7]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sugarloaf (Vic.) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sugarloaf (Vic.) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Wongarra (entry 102857)". VICNAMES. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "2011 Census QuickStats: Wye River". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Locality Finder" (PDF). Victorian Electoral Commission. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Sugarloaf". greatoceanroad.com. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ a b c "Weekend away". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 October 2013.
- ^ "Sugarloaf". Beachsafe. Surf Life Saving Australia. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Kennett River to Apollo Bay" (PDF). Great Ocean Road Virtual Tour. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Sugarloaf VIC 3234". Google Maps. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Shire of Colac Otway" (PDF). Department of Tourism, Planning and Infrastructure. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ Mann, Effie (14 January 2012). "Endless possibilities on the Great Ocean Road". The Age.
- ^ "Seacroft Historic Ocean Front Home". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
