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Sugarloaf QLD 4800

193 addresses · 16 streets

Dawson Electorate › Whitsunday LGA › Sugarloaf · 912 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Sugarloaf is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 310 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,524 a week, with median rent near $430 a week. Most homes are houses. About 93% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

310Population
44Median age
$1,524Median household income / wk
$430Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Proserpine, 11.2 km south-west · Airport: Whitsunday Airstrip, 13.7 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 52.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Sugarloaf

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Sugarloaf QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202052.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202174.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 62.9%

Population by age in Sugarloaf
Population by age, Sugarloaf QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-48
5-1454
15-1916
20-240
25-3425
35-4452
45-5450
55-6461
65-7442
75-848
85+0
Dwelling types in Sugarloaf
Dwelling types, Sugarloaf QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House101
Townhouse4
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Sugarloaf
Households by weekly income, Sugarloaf QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65015
$650-1,49927
$1,500-2,99924
$3,000+12
Top ancestries in Sugarloaf
Top ancestries, Sugarloaf QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English142
Australian99
Scottish50
Irish48
Ancestry NS42
German12
Housing tenure in Sugarloaf
Housing tenure, Sugarloaf QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned43
Mortgage46
Rented7
Other0
Cars per household in Sugarloaf
Cars per household, Sugarloaf QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
126
237
321
4+13
Commute to work in Sugarloaf
Commute to work, Sugarloaf QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car105
Train0
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home13
Top countries of birth in Sugarloaf
Top countries of birth, Sugarloaf QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand14
England10

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

923 bird observations recorded near Sugarloaf — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Sugarloaf

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.