Cable Beach
WA 6726 · Broome
5,730 (2021) → 6,040 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Cable Beach is a high growth suburb in Broome, WA 6726, about 1682km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Cable Beach are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 24/100, and is right by the coast. Cable Beach has an overall score of 35/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 5/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (2.9%), New Zealand (2.16%), Philippines (1.78%), China (0.66%), South Africa (0.59%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (2.86%), Tagalog (0.7%), Spanish (0.68%), Mandarin (0.66%), Italian (0.65%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
WAdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the police-region average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same region share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: WA Police (regional aggregate) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 897 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- St Martin de Porres SchoolSecondary · CatholicICSEA 837
- Cable Beach Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 836
- St Mary's College - Primary CampusPrimary · Catholic
Nearby (within 10km)
- St Mary's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 1.7kmICSEA 850
- Broome Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 900
- Roebuck Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 1009
- Broome Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 856
- Broome North Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.4kmICSEA 991
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Cable Beach
Is Cable Beach safe?
Cable Beach has a residential safety score of 5/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 84,294 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Cable Beach from Perth CBD?
Cable Beach is about 1682.2 km from Perth CBD.
What schools are in Cable Beach?
Cable Beach has 3 schools, with an average ICSEA of 837 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Cable Beach?
Cable Beach has a transport score of 24/100 and 14 bus stops.