Slade Point, Queensland

This article is about the locality in Queensland. For the headland in South Australia, see Slade Point (South Australia).

Slade Point
Town
Aerial view of Slade Point, 2005
Slade Point
Interactive map of Slade Point
Coordinates: 21.0711°S 149.2236°E / -21.0711; 149.2236 (Slade Point (town centre))
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
City	Mackay
LGA	Mackay Region
Location	8.7 km (5.4 mi) NNE of Mackay CBD 344 km (214 mi) NNW of Rockhampton 392 km (244 mi) SE of Townsville 982 km (610 mi) NNW of Brisbane
Government
• State electorate	Mackay
• Federal division	Dawson
Area
• Total	7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Population
• 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.

Geography

Looking south from Lamberts Beach Lookout along Lamberts Beach, 2016

The waters and inlets of the Coral Sea form the northern boundary and most of the eastern.

Slade Point has the following coastal features:

• Slade Bay (21.0689°S 149.2112°E / -21.0689; 149.2112 (Slade Bay))

• Slade Point (21.0639°S 149.2250°E / -21.0639; 149.2250 (Slade Point))

• Lamberts Beach (21.0753°S 149.2282°E / -21.0753; 149.2282 (Lamberts Beach))

History

The first British people to visit the area were the crew and passengers aboard the ketch Presto which pulled into the bay at Slade Point in June 1862 after having difficulty entering the