Cabarita Beach, New South Wales

{{short description|Town in New South Wales, Australia}}

{{For|the suburb in Sydney|Cabarita, New South Wales}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=January 2015}}

{{Infobox Australian place |type=town

| name = Cabarita Beach

| image = Cabarita_Beach_rocks.jpg

| caption = Rocky cliffs at Cabarita Beach

| state = NSW

| coordinates = {{coord|-28.3293|153.56979|Type:city_region:AU-NSW|display=it}}

| lga = Tweed Shire

| stategov = Electoral district of Tweed

| fedgov = Division of Richmond

| region = Northern Rivers

| pop = 103

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}

| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC10737|name=Cabarita Beach (SSC)|quick=on|accessdate=14 October 2018}} {{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC10439|name=Bogangar (SSC)|quick=on|access-date=14 October 2018}}

| area = 1.4

}}

Cabarita Beach is a town in northeastern New South Wales which occupies a thin strip of beach-side land along the Coral Sea coast, east of Tweed Coast Road, in the Tweed Shire town of Bogangar. Locally, the names Cabarita Beach and Bogangar are interchangeable; either may be used when referring to the whole settlement,[https://www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/files/assets/public/documents/property-and-rates/floods-and-stormwater/coastal-creeks-flood-study-2009.pdf see Executive summary pg.5] with more people using the former. Hastings Point lies close to Cabarita Beach to the south and Casuarina to the north. At the {{CensusAU|2016}} Cabarita Beach had a population of 103, Bogangar 3060. Cabarita Beach is located within the Tweed Shire Local Government Authority.

The beach itself, as well as the nearby Norries Headland, are popular tourist attractions.{{cite web |url=http://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/north-coast/the-tweed-area/surrounds/attractions/cabarita-beach |title=Cabarita Beach - Surrounds Attraction - Visit NSW |website=www.visitnsw.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112033602/http://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/north-coast/the-tweed-area/surrounds/attractions/cabarita-beach |archive-date=2011-11-12}} The surfing spot to the north of the headland is also very popular.

The first major development in Cabarita Beach was the original Cabarita Hotel, opened on 17 December 1960.Geographical Names Board of NSW file GNB3810, 4780 The original Cabarita Hotel has since been replaced by a modern, glass, chrome, and concrete structure.