Sugarloaf is a small coastal locality in the Shire of Colac Otway, Victoria, Australia.[2] 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.[3][4]
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Sugarloaf | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°41′24″S 143°47′49″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 14 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3234 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Colac Otway Shire | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Polwarth | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Corangamite | ||||||||||||||
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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.[5][6][7][8] It sits at the mouth of the Sugarloaf Creek, and fronts onto a cove known locally as Onion Bay.[9][6] Sugarloaf is completely surrounded on land by the larger locality of Wongarra.[10]
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.[11][12] The "Stephanie's at Onion Bay" holiday apartments are also located at Sugarloaf.[6]
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