Elgin vs Capel

Capel is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in Elgin. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses.

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

Capel

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Elgin carries lower crime risk (11/100 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 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Capel

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Elgin carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 58/100)
  • Capel is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)

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

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

Elgin Capel
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.

Elgin Capel
Walkability 0 / 32
Elgin — Walkability: 0/100 Capel — Walkability: 32/100
Safety 89 / 42
Elgin — Safety: 89/100 Capel — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 60 / 47
Elgin — Low fire risk: 60/100 Capel — Low fire risk: 47/100
Low flood risk 100 / 74
Elgin — Low flood risk: 100/100 Capel — Low flood risk: 74/100

Demographics

Capel has more residents (2,606 vs 133); Elgin skews older (46 vs 42).

Elgin Capel
Population 133 2,606
+1859% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.1% +3.9%
Median age 46 42
Median household income $71,500/yr $74,100/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $320/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Elgin Capel
0-4 5.3% / 5.0%
Elgin — 0-4: 5.3% Capel — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 15.0% / 15.1%
Elgin — 5-14: 15.0% Capel — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 5.3% / 6.4%
Elgin — 15-19: 5.3% Capel — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 7.5% / 4.3%
Elgin — 20-24: 7.5% Capel — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 5.3% / 9.8%
Elgin — 25-34: 5.3% Capel — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 10.5% / 12.3%
Elgin — 35-44: 10.5% Capel — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 14.3% / 15.0%
Elgin — 45-54: 14.3% Capel — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 18.8% / 13.1%
Elgin — 55-64: 18.8% Capel — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 15.0% / 12.2%
Elgin — 65-74: 15.0% Capel — 65-74: 12.2%
75-84 — / 5.7%
Elgin — 75-84: not among its largest Capel — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ — / 1.5%
Elgin — 85+: not among its largest Capel — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Elgin 41.7% couple families
Elgin — Couple Families: 41.7% Elgin — Lone Person: 41.7% Elgin — One Parent Families: 16.7% Elgin — Group Household: 0.0% Elgin — Other Families: 0.0%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Elgin 29.3% renting
Elgin — Owned Outright: 43.9% Elgin — Mortgage: 26.8% Elgin — Renting: 29.3%
Capel 19.4% renting
Capel — Owned Outright: 31.5% Capel — Mortgage: 49.0% Capel — Renting: 19.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Elgin Capel
England — / 5.9%
Elgin — England: not among its largest Capel — England: 5.9%
New Zealand 2.3% / 2.5%
Elgin — New Zealand: 2.3% Capel — New Zealand: 2.5%
South Africa — / 0.9%
Elgin — South Africa: not among its largest Capel — South Africa: 0.9%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Elgin — Scotland: not among its largest Capel — Scotland: 0.6%
Canada — / 0.5%
Elgin — Canada: not among its largest Capel — Canada: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

Qualifications

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

Elgin Capel
Certificate III & IV 8.3% / 18.9%
Elgin — Certificate III & IV: 8.3% Capel — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 5.9%
Elgin — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Capel — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 5.4%
Elgin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Capel — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
Elgin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Capel — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Elgin — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Capel — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Property market

Elgin Capel
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

Elgin Capel
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.

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

Ranking within WA

Elgin Capel
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 32% of WA Higher than 36% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of WA Higher than 78% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 46% of WA Higher than 40% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of WA Higher than 73% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 51% of WA

Liveability

Capel is more walkable (32 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Capel carries more flood risk (26 vs 0); Capel carries more crime risk (58 vs 11).

Elgin Capel
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
53/100
Crime Low
11/100
 Moderate
58/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
26/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

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

Schools in Elgin

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

Schools in Capel

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Elgin Capel
Walkability score 0/100 32/100
Distance to Perth 198.9 km 200 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 133 min 134 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6237
 0.4%
postcode 6271
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 6237
 69
postcode 6271

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.

Elgin Capel
Car (driver) 67.3% / 83.4%
Elgin — Car (driver): 67.3% Capel — Car (driver): 83.4%
Worked from Home 25.5% / 6.7%
Elgin — Worked from Home: 25.5% Capel — Worked from Home: 6.7%
Walked Only 7.3% / 2.4%
Elgin — Walked Only: 7.3% Capel — Walked Only: 2.4%
Car (passenger) — / 4.8%
Elgin — Car (passenger): not among its largest Capel — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Bus — / 2.3%
Elgin — Bus: not among its largest Capel — Bus: 2.3%

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

Setting

Elgin Capel
Elevation 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.2 km 6.9 km

NBN connectivity

Elgin Capel
Connectivity score 29/100 58/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
63 premises
 25%
1,295 premises

Climate

Elgin Capel
Annual rainfall 851 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.7°C
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Elgin Capel
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Elgin

Rural

Capel

Acreage Quiet

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