Shire of Capel
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.
| Shire of Capel Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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The Capel Shire offices | |||||||||||||||
Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 18,175 (LGA 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1894 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 557.6 km2 (215.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Shire President | Doug Kitchen | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Capel | ||||||||||||||
| Region | South West | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal division(s) | Forrest | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Capel | ||||||||||||||
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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. 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.
According to the 2016 census figures, the population of the Shire of Capel was 17,123.