Sugarloaf NSW 2420
53 addresses · 5 streets
Lyne Electorate › Dungog LGA › Sugarloaf · 171 km from Sydney
Living Here
Sugarloaf is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 65 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $1,375 a week, with median rent near $335 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Dungog statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Sugarloaf itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
1 hospital
1 library
Getting around. Train station: Dungog, 5.1 km east · Airport: Maitland Airport, 40.2 km south-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 25.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 25.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 36.8% |
Demographics
Population by age in Sugarloaf
| 0-4 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 8 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 3 |
| 35-44 | 7 |
| 45-54 | 3 |
| 55-64 | 21 |
| 65-74 | 10 |
| 75-84 | 6 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Sugarloaf
| House | 30 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Sugarloaf
| <$650 | 7 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 8 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 4 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Sugarloaf
| English | 33 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 23 |
| Irish | 10 |
| Scottish | 9 |
| Aboriginal | 4 |
| Italian | 4 |
Housing tenure in Sugarloaf
| Owned | 13 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 13 |
| Rented | 5 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Sugarloaf
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 16 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4+ | 5 |
Commute to work in Sugarloaf
| Car | 19 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 10 |
Top countries of birth in Sugarloaf
| England | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,302 bird observations recorded near Sugarloaf — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (116)
- Laughing Kookaburra (78)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (78)
- Galah (63)
- Australian Raven (61)
- Noisy Miner (50)
- Australian Wood Duck (49)
- Common Myna (48)
- House Sparrow (46)
- Eastern Rosella (44)
- Masked Lapwing (43)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (42)
- Little Corella (41)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Sugarloaf
- Superb Fairy-wren (40)
- Welcome Swallow (40)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (38)
- Torresian Crow (38)
- Magpie-lark (37)
- White-headed Pigeon (33)
- Grey Fantail (32)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (32)
- Australian King-parrot (31)
- White-faced Heron (30)
- Tawny Frogmouth (29)
- Willie Wagtail (29)
- Pacific Black Duck (28)
- Crested Pigeon (27)
- Red Wattlebird (27)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (26)
- White-necked Heron (26)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Sugarloaf:
- Bendolba (3.3 km)
- Tabbil Creek (4.2 km)
- Dungog (4.6 km)
- Hanleys Creek (4.7 km)
- Fosterton (6.8 km)
- Alison (7.9 km)
- Wallaringa (8 km)
- Munni (8.2 km)
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Streets
- Bingleburra Road (9)
- Common Road (7)
- Osmonds Road (2)
- Sugarloaf Road (34)
- Wild Woods Road (1)
