Located in Western Australia within the Capel local government area, Capel River is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 6271). The area has roughly 136 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 52. Households earn a median income of $76K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.9% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 24 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 12 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median weekly rent is $375 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +2.1% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.