Slade Point
QLD 4740 · Mackay
3,450 (2021) → 3,622 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Slade Point is a suburb in Mackay, QLD 4740, about 809km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Slade Point are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Slade Point has an overall score of 29/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 75/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (2.49%), England (2.09%), Philippines (0.84%), Germany (0.67%), Scotland (0.55%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (0.99%), Tagalog (0.75%), German (0.26%), Spanish (0.26%), French (0.2%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Mackay local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 966 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Slade Point State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 845
Nearby (within 10km)
- Andergrove State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 881
- MacKillop Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.8kmICSEA 995
- Pioneer State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 893
- Beaconsfield State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.5kmICSEA 933
- Whitsunday Anglican SchoolCombined · Independent · 4.5kmICSEA 1101
- Mackay District Special SchoolCombined · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 939
- Mackay Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.9kmICSEA 1005
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.3kmICSEA 1016
- Mackay Christian College - Providence Junior CampusPrimary · Independent · 5.3km
- Mackay North State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 935
- Carlisle Adventist CollegeCombined · Independent · 5.4kmICSEA 987
- Mackay Northern Beaches State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.5kmICSEA 964
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Slade Point
Is Slade Point safe?
Slade Point has a residential safety score of 75/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,967 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Slade Point from Brisbane CBD?
Slade Point is about 808.6 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Slade Point?
Slade Point has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 845 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Slade Point?
Slade Point has a transport score of 0/100.