| Type: | town |
| Sugarloaf | |
| State: | vic |
| Use Lga Map: | yes |
| Coordinates: | -38.69°N 143.7969°W |
| Lga: | Colac Otway Shire |
| Postcode: | 3234 |
| Pop: | 14 |
| Dist1: | 44 |
| Dir1: | SE |
| Location1: | Colac |
| Dist2: | 78 |
| Dir2: | SW |
| Location2: | Geelong |
| Dist3: | 141 |
| Dir3: | SW |
| Location3: | Melbourne |
| Fedgov: | Corangamite |
| Stategov: | Polwarth |
| Near-Nw: | Wongarra |
| Near-N: | Wongarra |
| Near-Ne: | Wongarra |
| Near-W: | Wongarra |
| Near-E: | Wongarra |
| Near-Sw: | Bass Strait |
| Near-S: | Bass Strait |
| Near-Se: | Bass Strait |
Sugarloaf is a small coastal locality in the Shire of Colac Otway, Victoria, Australia.[1] 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.[2] [3]
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.[4] [5] [6] [7] It sits at the mouth of the Sugarloaf Creek, and fronts onto a cove known locally as Onion Bay.[8] [5] Sugarloaf is completely surrounded on land by the larger locality of Wongarra.[9]
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.[10] [11] The "Stephanie's at Onion Bay" holiday apartments are also located at Sugarloaf.