Capel River, Western Australia

Capel River
Capel River
Suburb
	The Ironstone Gully Falls, located on a tributary of the Capel River
	Interactive map of Capel River
	Coordinates: 33°39′S 115°40′E / 33.65°S 115.67°E
Country	Australia
State	Western Australia
LGA	Shire of Capel;
Location	209 km (130 mi) from Perth ; 40 km (25 mi) from Bunbury ; 12 km (7.5 mi) from Capel ;
Government
• State electorate	Vasse;
• Federal division	Forrest;
Area
• Total	95.1 km2 (36.7 sq mi)
Population
• Total	136 (SAL 2021)
Postcode	6271
	Suburbs around Capel River

Capel River is a rural locality of the Shire of Capel in the South West region of Western Australia, located along the eponymous Capel River.^[3]^[4]

The Shire of Capel and the locality of Capel River are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people of the Noongar nation.^[5]^[6]

Several heritage-listed sites are located in the locality, including the former Moriarty's Timber Mill, two entities named Capel River School, and Tom Hutton's Place.^[7]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Capel River (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Capel River (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Shire of Capel: Home". www.capel.wa.gov.au. Shire of Capel. Retrieved 19 September 2023. We wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we are meeting on, the Wadandi people.
^ "Wardandi". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Capel River". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Capel River (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[2] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Capel River (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[3] "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[4] "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[5] "Shire of Capel: Home". www.capel.wa.gov.au. Shire of Capel. Retrieved 19 September 2023. We wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we are meeting on, the Wadandi people.

[6] "Wardandi". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[7] "Capel River". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

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Cities, shires, towns and localities in the South West region of Western Australia
City of Bunbury	Bunbury (suburb) Carey Park College Grove Davenport East Bunbury Glen Iris Pelican Point Picton South Bunbury Usher Vittoria Withers
City of Busselton	Abba River Abbey Acton Park Ambergate Anniebrook Boallia Bovell Broadwater Busselton (suburb) Carbunup River Chapman Hill Dunsborough Eagle Bay Geographe Hithergreen Jarrahwood Jindong Kalgup Kaloorup Kealy Ludlow^* Marybrook Metricup Naturaliste North Jindong Quedjinup Quindalup Reinscourt Ruabon Sabina River Siesta Park Tutunup Vasse Walsall West Busselton Wilyabrup Wonnerup Yallingup Yallingup Siding Yalyalup Yelverton Yoganup Yoongarillup
Shire of Augusta–Margaret River	Alexandra Bridge Augusta Baudin Boranup Bramley Burnside Courtenay Cowaramup Deepdene East Augusta Forest Grove Gnarabup Gracetown Hamelin Bay Karridale Kudardup Leeuwin Margaret River Molloy Island Nillup Osmington Prevelly Redgate Rosa Brook Rosa Glen Schroeder^* Scott River Treeton Warner Glen Witchcliffe Yebble
Shire of Boyup Brook	Benjinup Boyup Brook Chowerup Dinninup Kulikup Mayanup McAlinden Scotts Brook Tonebridge Wilga
Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes	Bridgetown Catterick Glenlynn Greenbushes Hester Hester Brook Kangaroo Gully Kingston Maranup North Greenbushes Sunnyside Wandillup Winnejup Yornup
Shire of Capel	Boyanup Capel Capel River Dalyellup Elgin Forrest Beach Gelorup Gwindinup Ludlow^* North Boyanup Peppermint Grove Beach Stirling Estate Stratham The Plains
Shire of Collie	Allanson Buckingham Cardiff Collie Collie Burn Harris River Lyalls Mill Muja Mungalup Palmer Preston Settlement Shotts Worsley Yourdamung Lake
Shire of Dardanup	Burekup Crooked Brook Dardanup Dardanup West Eaton Ferguson Henty Millbridge Paradise Picton East Waterloo Wellington Forest Wellington Mill
Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup	Argyle Balingup Beelerup Brazier Brookhampton Charley Creek Cundinup^* Donnybrook Glen Mervyn Grimwade Kirup Lowden Mullalyup Mumballup Newlands Noggerup Paynedale Queenwood Southampton Thomson Brook Upper Capel Wilga West Yabberup
Shire of Harvey	Australind Beela Benger Binningup Brunswick Junction Cookernup Harvey Hoffman Leschenault Mornington Myalup Parkfield Roelands Uduc Warawarrup Wellesley Wokalup Yarloop
Shire of Manjimup	Balbarrup Beedelup Boorara Brook Broke Callcup Channybearup Collins Crowea Deanmill Diamond Tree Dingup Dixvale Eastbrook Glenoran Jardee Lake Muir Linfarne Manjimup Meerup Middlesex Mordalup North Walpole Northcliffe Palgarup Pemberton Perup Quinninup Ringbark Shannon Smith Brook Upper Warren Walpole Wilgarrup Windy Harbour Yanmah Yeagarup
Shire of Nannup	Barrabup Biddelia Carlotta Cundinup^* Darradup Donnelly River East Nannup Jalbarragup Lake Jasper Nannup Peerabeelup Schroeder^* Scott River East
^* Indicates locality is only partially located within this local government area