Capel
WA 6271 · Capel
2,606 (2021) → 2,802 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Capel is a high growth suburb in Capel, WA 6271, about 181km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Capel are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 9/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Capel has an overall score of 30/100, 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 (5.95%), New Zealand (2.53%), South Africa (0.92%), Scotland (0.58%), Canada (0.5%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (0.54%), Mandarin (0.38%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.35%), Indonesian (0.31%), German (0.27%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
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 1014 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- South-West John Calvin Christian CollegeCombined · IndependentICSEA 1043
- Capel Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 984
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 Capel
Is Capel safe?
Capel 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 Capel from Perth CBD?
Capel is about 180.7 km from Perth CBD.
What schools are in Capel?
Capel has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1014 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Capel?
Capel has a transport score of 9/100 and 2 bus stops.