Sugarloaf, Queensland (Southern Downs Region)
| Sugarloaf Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Sugarloaf | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°42′38″S 152°02′09″E / 28.7105°S 152.0358°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 162 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.146/km2 (8.15/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4380 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 910 m (2,986 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 51.5 km2 (19.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Southern Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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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]
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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)
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Sugarloaf. The nearest government primary school is Stanthorpe State School and the nearest government secondary school is Stanthorpe State High School, both of which are in Stanthorpe to the north-west.[3]
Facilities
[edit]Sugarloaf Rural Fire Station is on the southern corner of Sugarloaf Road and Nielsens Road (28°41′49″S 152°00′14″E / 28.6970°S 152.0040°E).[16]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sugarloaf (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Sugarloaf – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 47652)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Sugarloaf Mountain – mountain in Southern Downs Region (entry 32770)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "MINES AND MINING". Australian Town and Country Journal. Vol. XXIV, no. 611. New South Wales, Australia. 24 September 1881. p. 22. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "STANTHORPE". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XXVII, no. 4, 872. Queensland, Australia. 12 May 1873. p. 3. Retrieved 27 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "STANTHORPE". The Telegraph. No. 525. Queensland, Australia. 4 June 1874. p. 3. Retrieved 27 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m7 Stanthorpe" (Map). Queensland Government. 1932. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Local and General". Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate. Vol. XIX, no. 25. New South Wales, Australia. 12 April 1910. p. 2. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "CASINO DISTRICT". The Brisbane Courier. No. 16, 417. Queensland, Australia. 24 August 1910. p. 11. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Blake, Thom. "St Patrick's Catholic Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sugarloaf (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Emergency services facilities - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
