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Sugarloaf flood & bushfire risk

Of Sugarloaf’s 332 mapped properties, 47.9% are in a mapped flood area and 86.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Sugarloaf’s flood exposure is in line with the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.

Check a specific Sugarloaf address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

47.9%
Of properties in a flood area
86.1%
Of properties in a bushfire area
332
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Sugarloaf

Flood and bushfire areas across Sugarloaf. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf sits in the Stanthorpe police division, which recorded 940 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 940 total. Figures are for the whole Stanthorpe police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Sugarloaf

PrimaryStanthorpe SS
JuniorStanthorpe SHS
SeniorStanthorpe SHS

Sugarloaf can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Sugarloaf

At the 2021 Census, 12.9% of Sugarloaf’s 310 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English45.8%
Australian31.9%
Scottish16.1%
Irish15.5%
German3.9%
Italian2.9%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand4.5%
England3.2%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Sugarloaf

Tenterfield council approved 54 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
52
Houses
2
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Tenterfield council area (not just Sugarloaf). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Sugarloaf address:

Other suburbs in Tenterfield

Compare Sugarloaf with the rest of the council area, largest first.

KillarneyWallangarraDalveenApplethorpeThe SummitElbow ValleyThulimbahDalcouthCottonvaleThe FallsDiamondvaleKyoombaGlen NivenThe Head

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.