Compare
Capel vs South Bunbury - Bunbury
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 26 km apart · Capel profile · South Bunbury - Bunbury profile
Capel South Bunbury - Bunbury
South Bunbury - Bunbury and Capel are nearby Western Australian areas with very different layouts. South Bunbury - Bunbury is a very walkable hub where 94.9% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, while Capel is mostly car-dependent and only 23.9% of homes have such access. Housing also differs sharply: separate houses make up 95.6% of homes in Capel, but only 65.8% in South Bunbury - Bunbury. Additionally, renting is far more common in South Bunbury - Bunbury, where 32.4% of households rent, compared to just 16.4% in Capel.
The gap in the number of people living alone has widened since 2016, rising to 15.4 percentage points. Despite this, the two areas share a similar typical weekly household income of around $1,500. They are also effectively alike in their share of volunteers, which is 19.3% in both places, and they have nearly identical rates of First Nations residents at around 2% to 2.5%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,688
- First area, 2016: 5,195
- First area, 2021: 5,457
- Second area, 2016: 12,154
- Second area, 2021: 12,760
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 42 yrs
- First area, 2021: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 46 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Capel: 0.4% males, 0.6% females; 85+ in South Bunbury - Bunbury: 1.4% males, 2.9% females
- 80–84 in Capel: 0.8% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in South Bunbury - Bunbury: 1.2% males, 1.8% females
- 75–79 in Capel: 2.2% males, 1.5% females; 75–79 in South Bunbury - Bunbury: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 70–74 in Capel: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 70–74 in South Bunbury - Bunbury: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 65–69 in Capel: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 65–69 in South Bunbury - Bunbury: 3.0% males, 3.5% females
- 60–64 in Capel: 4.0% males, 4.3% females; 60–64 in South Bunbury - Bunbury: 3.6% males, 4.0% females
- 55–59 in Capel: 3.8% males, 4.0% females; 55–59 in South Bunbury - Bunbury: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 50–54 in Capel: 3.7% males, 4.0% females; 50–54 in South Bunbury - Bunbury: 3.4% males, 3.5% females
- 45–49 in Capel: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 45–49 in South Bunbury - Bunbury: 3.3% males, 3.4% females
- 40–44 in Capel: 2.9% males, 3.2% females; 40–44 in South Bunbury - Bunbury: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 35–39 in Capel: 2.6% males, 3.3% females; 35–39 in South Bunbury - Bunbury: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 30–34 in Capel: 1.9% males, 2.5% females; 30–34 in South Bunbury - Bunbury: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 25–29 in Capel: 1.9% males, 2.1% females; 25–29 in South Bunbury - Bunbury: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 20–24 in Capel: 2.1% males, 2.0% females; 20–24 in South Bunbury - Bunbury: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 15–19 in Capel: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 15–19 in South Bunbury - Bunbury: 2.6% males, 2.7% females
- 10–14 in Capel: 3.9% males, 4.0% females; 10–14 in South Bunbury - Bunbury: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 5–9 in Capel: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in South Bunbury - Bunbury: 2.8% males, 2.4% females
- 0–4 in Capel: 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 0–4 in South Bunbury - Bunbury: 2.3% males, 2.2% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $562
- First area, 2016: $657
- First area, 2021: $741
- Second area, 2016: $711
- Second area, 2021: $830
- First area, 2011: $1,171
- First area, 2016: $1,386
- First area, 2021: $1,551
- Second area, 2016: $1,334
- Second area, 2021: $1,487
- First area, 2011: $1,379
- First area, 2016: $1,619
- First area, 2021: $1,885
- Second area, 2016: $1,795
- Second area, 2021: $2,085
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.2
- Second area, 2021: 2.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $300
- First area, 2021: $330
- Second area, 2016: $300
- Second area, 2021: $310
- First area, 2011: $1,658
- First area, 2016: $1,733
- First area, 2021: $1,625
- Second area, 2016: $1,733
- Second area, 2021: $1,625
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
Compare Capel with nearby areas
Compare South Bunbury - Bunbury with nearby areas
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Capel vs South Bunbury - Bunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/501021007/capel/vs/501021253/south-bunbury-bunbury