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Slade Point flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Slade Point (Mackay Regional, QLD) - 7.15 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Slade Point's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Slade Point properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 1,741 Slade Point properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Slade Point at a glance

Parcels 1,700 Median lot 722 m² Mapped easements 57 Bus stops 17 Schools in suburb 1 Landslide overlay 10%

Schools in and near Slade Point

Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.

Inside the suburb boundary

1

1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: 1.41 km from the suburb boundary

Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.

How Slade Point is zoned

Open space 36%
Rural 24%
Low density residential 19%
Conservation 13%
Low impact industry 3%
Sport and recreation 2%

Selling in Slade Point? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.

Across its 7.15 km², Slade Point is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 68% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 12% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Open space. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 722 m² across 1,700 parcels.

Who lives in Slade Point

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Slade Point suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
3,450
usual residents, 2021
Median age
40
years
Median household income
$1,533
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $1,937
Median rent
$300
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $272
Median mortgage
$1,517
per month
Household size
2.5
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 912, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Slade Point's 3,450 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.9%
5-14 14.5%
15-19 5.9%
20-24 5.5%
25-34 11.1%
35-44 12.3%
45-54 14.3%
55-64 14.9%
65-74 9.7%
75-84 5.0%
85+ 1.1%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Slade Point, the wider ABS statistical area containing Slade Point. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Slade Point itself.

3,782 in 2001 to 3,669 in 2025, down 3%.

Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.

Slade Point data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government

Profile last materially updated 19 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.

Check a specific Slade Point address

See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.

Published flood models are held over parts of Slade Point. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.

The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$9 with the planning report).

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Slade Point lot.

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Slade Point planning - frequently asked

Is Slade Point flood-prone?

About 68% of Slade Point falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%. Across the suburb, 36% of the 1,741 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 491 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Slade Point bushfire-prone?

Around 12% of Slade Point is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mackay Regional average of 26%.

What is the zoning in Slade Point?

The dominant planning zone in Slade Point is Open space, though the suburb also includes Rural and Low density residential.

Does Slade Point have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Slade Point.

Is Slade Point hilly or flat?

Slade Point is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%, and 3% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 4 m to 15 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Slade Point?

Across 1,700 surveyed parcels in Slade Point, the median lot size is about 722 m². There are also 57 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Slade Point have a train station?

There is no train station inside Slade Point itself. The suburb is served by 17 bus stops.

What is the population of Slade Point?

At the 2021 Census Slade Point had 3,450 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Slade Point statistical area, which contains Slade Point, went from 3,782 people in 2001 to 3,669 in 2025, down 3%.

Is Slade Point an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Slade Point scores 912 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Slade Point?

Median household income in Slade Point was $1,533 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,937 for the typical suburb in Mackay Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Andergrove 3.1 km 72% 14%
Blacks Beach 3.3 km 68% 19%
Mackay Harbour 4.0 km 70% 17%
Beaconsfield 4.8 km 61% 2%
Dolphin Heads 5.3 km 59% 1%
North Mackay 5.5 km 81% <1%
Eimeo 5.5 km 50% 6%
Rural View 6.0 km 34% 11%
Cremorne 6.3 km 100% 0%
Mount Pleasant 7.0 km 30% 2%

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