Sugarloaf (postcode 2420) is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Dungog local government area. With a population of 65, the suburb has a more retirement-aged population with a median age of 57. Households earn a median income of $72K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.9% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Sugarloaf has a median house price of $780,000, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $600. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.
Public transport access includes 5 bus stops. The crime rate in the Dungog LGA is below average at 2,110 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 4.0% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($780K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 10.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.