Upper Capel, Western Australia

For other uses, see Upper Capel (disambiguation).
Upper Capel
Western Australia
Map
Coordinates33°39′S 115°49′E / 33.65°S 115.82°E / -33.65; 115.82
Population177 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6239
Area107.9 km2 (41.7 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup
State electorate(s)Collie-Preston
Federal division(s)Forrest
Localities around Upper Capel:
Paynedale Donnybrook Brookhampton
Yoganup Upper Capel Brookhampton
Yoganup Brazier Newlands

Upper Capel is a rural locality of the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup in the South West region of Western Australia. The locality borders the South Western Highway at the north-east while the Capel River flows through it in the south-west.[2][3]

Upper Capel was the original name for the railway siding established in 1898 that eventually became the town of Kirup. When a town was gazetted there in 1900, it was named Kirupp and then Kirup from 1931. The current locality of Upper Capel is north-west of the town of Kirup and not directly related.[4]

Upper Capel and the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi people of the Noongar nation.[5][6][7]

The locality is home to five heritage listed sites:[8][9]

  • Donnybrook Sandstone Quarry Pink (Pink Quarry)
  • Donnybrook Sandstone Quarry Goldfield's (Goldfield's Quarry)
  • Torridon Homestead
  • Crendon Homestead
  • Careydale

The Torridon Homestead dates back to 1873,[10] while the Careydale and Crendon homesteads date to the 1880s.[11][12]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Upper Capel (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  3. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  4. ^ "History of country town names – K". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Catalog of Australian Aboriginal Tribes". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Welcome to the Shire of Donnybrook Balingup". www.donnybrook-balingup.wa.gov.au. Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup. Retrieved 16 July 2024. The Shire of Donnybrook Balingup acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land, the Wardandi People of the Noongar Nation
  8. ^ "Heritage places search results: Upper Capel". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Shire of Donnybrook Balingup municipal heritage inventory" (PDF). www.donnybrook-balingup.wa.gov.au. Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Torridon Homestead". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Crendon". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Careydale". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.