Sugarloaf bushfire risk
Of Sugarloaf’s 55 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 98.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Sugarloaf’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Sugarloaf
Flood and bushfire areas across Sugarloaf. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Sugarloaf
Sugarloaf sits in the Dungog council area, which recorded 383 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 383 total. Figures are for the whole Dungog council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Sugarloaf
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Sugarloaf shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).
Zoning in Sugarloaf
Sugarloaf is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Management
Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.
Zone: General Industrial
School catchments in Sugarloaf
Sugarloaf can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Sugarloaf
At the 2021 Census, 16.9% of Sugarloaf’s 65 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Sugarloaf
Dungog council approved 58 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Dungog council area (not just Sugarloaf). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.