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Slade Point QLD 4740

1,886 addresses · 80 streets

Dawson Electorate › Mackay LGA › Slade Point · 809 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Slade Point is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 3,450 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,533 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 68% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

3,450Population
40Median age
$1,533Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Slade Point statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Slade Point itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Mackay Airport, 11 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 27.1% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 5.9% · Labour-force participation 60.6%

Population by age in Slade Point
Population by age, Slade Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4202
5-14500
15-19204
20-24189
25-34381
35-44423
45-54492
55-64512
65-74334
75-84171
85+39
Dwelling types in Slade Point
Dwelling types, Slade Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,161
Townhouse25
Apartment101
Other0
Households by weekly income in Slade Point
Households by weekly income, Slade Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650207
$650-1,499347
$1,500-2,999356
$3,000+218
Top ancestries in Slade Point
Top ancestries, Slade Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English1,313
Australian1,243
Other468
Scottish391
Irish371
Aboriginal316
Housing tenure in Slade Point
Housing tenure, Slade Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned392
Mortgage458
Rented393
Other14
Cars per household in Slade Point
Cars per household, Slade Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
067
1451
2476
3179
4+93
Commute to work in Slade Point
Commute to work, Slade Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,236
Train0
Bus23
Tram/ferry0
Walked20
Bicycle6
Home62
Top countries of birth in Slade Point
Top countries of birth, Slade Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand86
England72
Philippines29
Germany23
Scotland19
South Africa16
Languages used at home in Slade Point
Languages used at home, Slade Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous34
Tagalog26
German9
Spanish9
French7
Thai7

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