Suburb profile
Capel River WA 6271
Capel River is located in the Bunbury region of Western Australia, postcode 6271. It has 85 properties across 13 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Capel River, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Capel River
Capel River, WA 6271, sits in the Bunbury region and neighbours Paynedale, Capel, Elgin and The Plains. Its 13 streets hold 85 properties, all of them houses.
Census figures are for the Capel area, which covers the whole suburb. At the 2021 Census Capel had 5,457 residents, a median age of 45 and an average household of 2.5 people. Median household income was $1,551 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,625 a month and the median rent $330 a week. Of 1,990 dwellings, 1,902 were separate houses, 82 semi-detached and 11 other; 716 were owned outright, 858 owned with a mortgage and 326 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Capel River
- 5,457Peoplelive in the area
- 45Median ageyears
- $1,551Median household incomea week
- $330Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses1,902
- Townhouses and semis82
- Other11
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$1,625a month
- Household size2.5people on average
How homes are held
Streets in Capel River
Neighbouring suburbs
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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.