Capel vs Stirling Estate

Capel is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 47 in Stirling Estate. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stirling Estate, most households are couple families. On these figures, Capel tends to suit people living alone, while Stirling Estate suits couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Capel has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • Stirling Estate carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 58/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Capel

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Stirling Estate

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $320/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Capel is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
  • Stirling Estate sits closer to the CBD (197.2 km vs 200 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Capel is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
  • Stirling Estate carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 58/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Capel and Stirling Estate drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Capel Stirling Estate
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Capel Stirling Estate
Walkability 32 / 0
Capel — Walkability: 32/100 Stirling Estate — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 42 / 57
Capel — Safety: 42/100 Stirling Estate — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 47 / 48
Capel — Low fire risk: 47/100 Stirling Estate — Low fire risk: 48/100
Low flood risk 74 / 67
Capel — Low flood risk: 74/100 Stirling Estate — Low flood risk: 67/100

Demographics

Capel has more residents (2,606 vs 161); Capel rents higher ($320/wk vs $230/wk).

Capel Stirling Estate
Population 2,606
+94% vs other
 161
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.9% +0.6%
Median age 42 47
Median household income $74,100/yr $77,012/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+28% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Capel Stirling Estate
0-4 5.0% / 5.0%
Capel — 0-4: 5.0% Stirling Estate — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 15.1% / 11.2%
Capel — 5-14: 15.1% Stirling Estate — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 6.4% / 8.1%
Capel — 15-19: 6.4% Stirling Estate — 15-19: 8.1%
20-24 4.3% / 5.6%
Capel — 20-24: 4.3% Stirling Estate — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 9.8% / 7.5%
Capel — 25-34: 9.8% Stirling Estate — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 12.3% / 13.0%
Capel — 35-44: 12.3% Stirling Estate — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 15.0% / 14.3%
Capel — 45-54: 15.0% Stirling Estate — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 13.1% / 16.8%
Capel — 55-64: 13.1% Stirling Estate — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 12.2% / 13.0%
Capel — 65-74: 12.2% Stirling Estate — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 5.7% / 9.3%
Capel — 75-84: 5.7% Stirling Estate — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ 1.5% / —
Capel — 85+: 1.5% Stirling Estate — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Capel 41.2% couple families
Capel — Couple Families: 41.2% Capel — Lone Person: 34.2% Capel — One Parent Families: 19.1% Capel — Group Household: 4.9% Capel — Other Families: 0.6%
Stirling Estate 59.5% couple families
Stirling Estate — Couple Families: 59.5% Stirling Estate — Lone Person: 21.6% Stirling Estate — One Parent Families: 18.9% Stirling Estate — Group Household: 0.0% Stirling Estate — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Capel 19.4% renting
Capel — Owned Outright: 31.5% Capel — Mortgage: 49.0% Capel — Renting: 19.4%
Stirling Estate 12.5% renting
Stirling Estate — Owned Outright: 62.5% Stirling Estate — Mortgage: 25.0% Stirling Estate — Renting: 12.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Capel Stirling Estate
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 16.1%
Capel — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Stirling Estate — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 13.7%
Capel — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Stirling Estate — Bachelor Degree: 13.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 8.7%
Capel — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Stirling Estate — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 4.3%
Capel — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Stirling Estate — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 2.5%
Capel — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Stirling Estate — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Capel Stirling Estate
England 5.9% / 7.5%
Capel — England: 5.9% Stirling Estate — England: 7.5%
New Zealand 2.5% / 2.5%
Capel — New Zealand: 2.5% Stirling Estate — New Zealand: 2.5%
South Africa 0.9% / 2.5%
Capel — South Africa: 0.9% Stirling Estate — South Africa: 2.5%
Zimbabwe — / 2.5%
Capel — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Stirling Estate — Zimbabwe: 2.5%
Scotland 0.6% / —
Capel — Scotland: 0.6% Stirling Estate — Scotland: not among its largest
Canada 0.5% / —
Capel — Canada: 0.5% Stirling Estate — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Capel 94.3% houses
Capel — Houses: 94.3% Capel — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Capel — Townhouses: 6.4%
Stirling Estate 88.5% houses
Stirling Estate — Houses: 88.5% Stirling Estate — Flats / Apartments: 11.5% Stirling Estate — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Capel Stirling Estate
Median house price $660,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $902,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 23 sales
 —

Development activity

Capel Stirling Estate
New dwellings approved 226
across Capel
same for both
Approvals change year on year +52%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Capel Stirling Estate
Houses 4.4%
$720/wk on $850K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Capel Stirling Estate
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of WA Higher than 39% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 78% of WA Higher than 19% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 40% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of WA Higher than 54% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 51% of WA —

Liveability

Capel is more walkable (32 vs 0).

Capel Stirling Estate
Grade D —
Score 26/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Capel carries more crime risk (58 vs 43).

Capel Stirling Estate
Bushfire Moderate
53/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
43/100
Flood Low
26/100
 Low
33/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
52/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Capel Stirling Estate
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Capel

  • Capel Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • South-West John Calvin Christian College Independent · Combined below peers

Schools in Stirling Estate

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Capel Stirling Estate
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 4 0
Childcare 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Waterways 5 1

Mobility

Capel sits further from the CBD (200 km vs 197.2 km).

Capel Stirling Estate
Walkability score 32/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 200 km
+1% vs other
 197.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 134 min 132 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6271
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 6271
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Capel Stirling Estate
Car (driver) 83.4% / 73.4%
Capel — Car (driver): 83.4% Stirling Estate — Car (driver): 73.4%
Worked from Home 6.7% / 21.9%
Capel — Worked from Home: 6.7% Stirling Estate — Worked from Home: 21.9%
Walked Only 2.4% / 4.7%
Capel — Walked Only: 2.4% Stirling Estate — Walked Only: 4.7%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / —
Capel — Car (passenger): 4.8% Stirling Estate — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 2.3% / —
Capel — Bus: 2.3% Stirling Estate — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.4%).

Setting

Capel Stirling Estate
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.9 km 1.7 km

NBN connectivity

Capel Stirling Estate
Connectivity score 58/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 25%
1,295 premises
 2%
50 premises

Climate

Capel Stirling Estate
Annual rainfall 851 mm 624 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.7°C —

Council rates

Capel Stirling Estate
Average residential rate $2,343/yr
same for both
Council Capel
same for both

Federal electorate

Capel Stirling Estate
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Capel Stirling Estate
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Capel

Acreage Quiet

Stirling Estate

Coastal Rural

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