Suburb in Mackay

Slade Point, QLD

Slade Point had a population of 3,450 at the 2021 Census (+3.0% since 2016). Median age 40.6. Median weekly household income $1,545. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Slade Point at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Slade Point's population grew by 3.0% to 3,450, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 40.6, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 12.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 10.9%.

31.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 31.2% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 7.9% of homes (12.5% across Queensland). The 2021 Census counted 1,280 households.

The median household earns $1,545 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $300 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,513 a month.

11.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 5.9% use a language other than English at home. 49.0% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Slade Point beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureSlade PointQLDAustralia
Population3,4505,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+3.0%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age40.638.238.2
Households1,2801,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments7.9%12.5%14.3%
Renting31.2%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright31.2%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,545$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$300$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,513$1,740$1,866
Born overseas11.6%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home5.9%14.1%23.6%
No religion49.0%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+3.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3,8592011
  2. 3,3492016
  3. 3,4502021

Age

Median age 40.6, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Slade Point Queensland
Share of people by age, Slade Point and Queensland
0–912.9%
10–1913.6%
20–2910.3%
30–3912.6%
40–4912.5%
50–5915.2%
60–6912.3%
70–798.1%
80+2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Slade Point at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English41.5%
  2. Australian39.3%
  3. Scottish12.4%
  4. Irish11.7%
  5. Australian Aboriginal10.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages1.1%
  2. Tagalog0.8%
  3. German0.3%
  4. Spanish0.3%
  5. French0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand2.7%
  2. England2.3%
  3. the Philippines0.9%
  4. Germany0.7%
  5. Scotland0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Slade Point

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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