Sugarloaf is a small coastal locality in the
Shire of Colac Otway,
Victoria,
Australia
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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.
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.
It sits at the mouth of the Sugarloaf Creek, and fronts onto a cove known locally as Onion Bay.
Sugarloaf is completely surrounded on land by the larger locality of
Wongarra
Wongarra is a coastal locality in the Shire of Colac Otway, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. In the 2016 Australian census, 2016 census, Wongarra had a population of 37.
The Great Ocean Road runs along the coastline through Wongarra, w ...
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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.
The "Stephanie's at Onion Bay" holiday apartments are also located at Sugarloaf.
References
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Towns in Victoria (state)
Coastal towns in Victoria (state)
Otway Ranges