Sugarloaf, Queensland (Southern Downs Region)

Not to be confused with Sugarloaf, Queensland (Whitsunday Region).

Sugarloaf is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2016 census, Sugarloaf had a population of 113 people.^[1]

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Sugarloaf Queensland
Sugarloaf
Coordinates	28°42′38″S 152°02′09″E / 28.7105°S 152.0358°E / -28.7105; 152.0358 (Sugarloaf (centre of locality))
Population	113 (2016 census)^[1]
• Density	2.194/km^2 (5.683/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4380
Area	51.5 km^2 (19.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	11.5 km (7 mi) SE of Stanthorpe 71.4 km (44 mi) S of Warwick 155 km (96 mi) S of Toowoomba 229 km (142 mi) SW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Southern Downs
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Sugarloaf: Dalcouth Ruby Creek (NSW) Amosville (NSW) Kyoomba Sugarloaf Willsons Downfall (NSW) Storm King Eukey Bookookoorara (NSW)

Sugarloaf is on the border with New South Wales.^[3]

Geography

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 / -28.6905; 152.0648 (Sugarloaf Mountain)) 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

 

Miners working at St Leonard's Tin Mine, Sugarloaf Creek, circa 1873

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 / -28.6927; 152.0218 (Sugarloaf State School (former))).^[10]

St Patrick's Catholic Church opened in 1910 between April and August.^[11][12] In 1964, it was relocated to Amiens.^[13]

In the 2016 census, Sugarloaf had a population of 113 people.^[1]

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including:^[14]

• Glen Robins (28°41′45″S 152°02′16″E / 28.6957°S 152.0378°E / -28.6957; 152.0378 (Glen Robins (homestead)))
• Hillview (28°41′47″S 152°00′53″E / 28.6963°S 152.0146°E / -28.6963; 152.0146 (Hillview (homestead)))
• Sugarloaf (28°41′53″S 152°02′26″E / 28.6981°S 152.0405°E / -28.6981; 152.0405 (Sugarloaf (homestead)))

Education

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

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 / -28.6970; 152.0040 (Sugarloaf Rural Fire Station)).^[15]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sugarloaf (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
2. "Sugarloaf – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 47652)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
4. "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
5. "Sugarloaf Mountain – mountain in Southern Downs Region (entry 32770)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
6. "MINES AND MINING". Australian Town and Country Journal. Vol. XXIV, no. 611. New South Wales, Australia. 24 September 1881. p. 22. from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
7. "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.
8. "STANTHORPE". The Telegraph. No. 525. Queensland, Australia. 4 June 1874. p. 3. Retrieved 27 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
9. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
10. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m7 Stanthorpe" (Map). Queensland Government. 1932. from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
11. "Local and General". Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate. Vol. XIX, no. 25. New South Wales, Australia. 12 April 1910. p. 2. from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
12. "CASINO DISTRICT". The Brisbane Courier. No. 16, 417. Queensland, Australia. 24 August 1910. p. 11. from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
13. Blake, Thom. "St Patrick's Catholic Church". Queensland religious places database. from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
14. "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
15. "Emergency services facilities - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.