Slade Point, Queensland
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Aerial view of Slade Point, 2005 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 21°04′16″S 149°13′25″E / 21.0711°S 149.2236°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | Mackay | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 3,450 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 479/km2 (1,241/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4740 | ||||||||||||
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Slade Point is a coastal town and peninsular suburb in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. It takes its name from the Slade Point headland named by James Cook on his 1770 voyage. In the 2021 census, the suburb of Slade Point had a population of 3,450 people.