Sugarloaf, QLD 4800 — Suburb Profile
Last reviewed: · By Knowburb Research Team
In short
Sugarloaf is a suburb of Queensland, postcode 4800, home to 162 residents with a settled, mature community. Located in the Mackay local government area (Outer Regional Australia).
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Snapshot
Median house—
Median rent$500 /wk
Population162
Area— km²
To CBD— km
LGAWhitsunday
Demographics
- Population
- 162
- Median age
- 53 years
- Median household income
- $1,267 /week
- Median personal income
- $483 /week
- Median family income
- $1,468 /week
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Persons per bedroom
- 0.9
- Local government area
- Whitsunday
- Statistical region (SA4)
- Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday
- Remoteness classification
- Outer Regional Australia
- Federal electorate
- Dawson
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Property & cost of living
- Median rent
- $500 /week
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,196
- Rent share of household income
- 39%
Schools
School data refreshes annually from ACARA and state education departments.
Transport
Transport data refreshes monthly from state GTFS feeds.
Lifestyle & amenities
Amenity data refreshes quarterly from OpenStreetMap.
Climate
Climate normals from the Bureau of Meteorology.
NBN & connectivity
NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.
Safety
- Recorded offences: 4,804 across the Whitsunday LGA in the year to March 2026 (up 13% on the prior year).
- Most common categories: 1,738 theft, 1,258 drug offences, 687 violent offences.
Frequently asked questions
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Sources & methodology
Demographics from ABS Census. Property data from SQM Research. Climate from Bureau of Meteorology. Schools from ACARA. NBN from NBN Co. Amenities from OpenStreetMap. See full methodology.
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