Shire of Capel
Western Australia
The Capel Shire offices
Location in Western Australia
Map
Population18,175 (LGA 2021)[1]
Established1894
Area557.6 km2 (215.3 sq mi)
Shire PresidentDoug Kitchen
Council seatCapel
RegionSouth West
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Forrest
WebsiteShire of Capel
LGAs around Shire of Capel:
Indian Ocean Bunbury Dardanup
Indian Ocean Shire of Capel Donnybrook- Balingup
Busselton Busselton Donnybrook- Balingup

The Shire of Capel is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, taking in the land between the cities of Bunbury and Busselton about 200 kilometres (124 mi) south of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 557.6 square kilometres (215.3 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Capel.

The Shire of Capel has 29 km of beach frontage onto Geographe Bay including access at Forrest Beach, Peppermint Grove Beach, Minninup Beach and Dalyellup Beach.[2][3] The eight kilometer stretch of Stirling Beach (commencing at the Capel River, north to the Minninup Beach access at Rich Road) has no public access points since all the adjacent land is privately owned.[4]

According to the 2016 census figures, the population of the Shire of Capel was 17,123.[5]

History

Capel was initially constituted as the first Bunbury Road District on 15 June 1894 (as distinguished from the Bunbury Municipal District). On 26 July 1907, it was renamed to the Capel Road District, and on 1 July 1961, it became a shire under the Local Government Act 1960.[6]

Indigenous people

The Shire of Capel is located on the traditional land of the Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people of the Noongar nation.[7][8]

Wards

The Shire is no longer divided into wards and the nine councillors sit at large.

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Capel with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[9][10]

Locality Population Area Map
Boyanup 1,304 (SAL 2021)[11] 70.6 km2 (27.3 sq mi) Map
Capel 2,606 (SAL 2021)[12] 66.4 km2 (25.6 sq mi) Map
Capel River 136 (SAL 2021)[13] 95.1 km2 (36.7 sq mi) Map
Dalyellup 9,770 (SAL 2021)[14] 16.5 km2 (6.4 sq mi) Map
Elgin 133 (SAL 2021)[15] 60.2 km2 (23.2 sq mi) Map
Forrest Beach 34 (SAL 2021)[16] 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi) Map
Gelorup 2,255 (SAL 2021)[17] 24.8 km2 (9.6 sq mi) Map
Gwindinup 52 (SAL 2021)[18] 15.3 km2 (5.9 sq mi) Map
Ludlow * 132 (SAL 2021)[19] 49.2 km2 (19.0 sq mi) Map
North Boyanup 323 (SAL 2021)[20] 38.3 km2 (14.8 sq mi) Map
Peppermint Grove Beach 518 (SAL 2021)[21][22] 1.6 km2 (0.62 sq mi) Map
Stirling Estate 161 (SAL 2021)[23] 28.5 km2 (11.0 sq mi) Map
Stratham 793 (SAL 2021)[24] 40.8 km2 (15.8 sq mi) Map
The Plains 52 (SAL 2021)[25] 64.4 km2 (24.9 sq mi) Map

Heritage-listed places

Main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Capel

As of 2023, 189 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Capel,[26] of which eleven are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[27]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Capel (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "My Capel". 2009. Archived from the original on 12 October 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
  3. ^ Shire of Capel (2013). "Local Profile 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Capel Coastal Strategy, October 2005" Accessed 31 January 2020.
  5. ^ "2016 Census, Australian Bureau of Statistics" Accessed 31 January 2020.
  6. ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.
  7. ^ "Shire of Capel: Home". www.capel.wa.gov.au. Shire of Capel. Retrieved 18 September 2023. We wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we are meeting on, the Wadandi people.
  8. ^ "Wardandi". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  9. ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  10. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  11. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Boyanup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  12. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Capel (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Capel River (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  14. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dalyellup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  15. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Elgin (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  16. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Forrest Beach (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  17. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gelorup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  18. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gwindinup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  19. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ludlow (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  20. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "North Boyanup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  21. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Peppermint Grove Beach (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  22. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Peppermint Grove Beach (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  23. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stirling Estate (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  24. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stratham (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  25. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "The Plains (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  26. ^ "Shire of Capel Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  27. ^ "Shire of Capel State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

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