Cable Beach

Cable Beach is a suburb in Broome, Western Australia and has about 8,530 residents. Cable Beach is situated nearby to the suburb Djugun, as well as near Broome.

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Type: Suburb with 8,530 residents
Description: locality in Broome, Western Australia, Australia
Also known as: “Cable Beach, Western Australia” and “Cable Beach, Western Australia, Australia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Broome International Airport and Sun Picture Gardens.

Broome International Airport

Aerodrome

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Broome International Airport is a regional airport located 0.4 nautical miles west of the Broome GPO, Western Australia. Despite its name, as of June 2026 it does not have any international scheduled flights.

Sun Picture Gardens

Movie theater

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The Sun Picture Gardens is the world's oldest picture gardens still in operation. It is located in Broome, Western Australia. Unlike most outdoor cinemas, it screens multiple films per night; the majority of outdoor cinemas screen one or two films a week. Sun Picture Gardens is situated 3 km east of Cable Beach.

Broome Cable House

Courthouse

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The Broome Cable House opened on 9 April 1889 and is now known as the Broome Court House. Constructed in 1879, the facility was used as a cable station until March 1914. Broome Cable House is situated 2½ km east of Cable Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Broome and Djugun.

Broome

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Broome is the largest town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, with 14,660 residents in 2021. Established through the pearling industry of the late 19th century, it became a beach resort in the 1980s.

Djugun

Suburb

Djugun is a northern suburb of Broome, Western Australia within the local government area of the Shire of Broome. The name relates to the language of the local Djugun or Jukun Aboriginal people.