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Capel vs Donnybrook - Balingup
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 30 km apart · Capel profile · Donnybrook - Balingup profile
Capel Donnybrook - Balingup
Donnybrook - Balingup and Capel are nearby Western Australian areas that both have populations over 5,000. Donnybrook - Balingup is noticeably older, with a typical resident aged 49 and 25.4% of people aged 65 and over. In contrast, Capel is slightly younger with a typical age of 45. Capel is also more walkable, with 33.9% of homes within 15 minutes of groceries, compared to 22.1% in Donnybrook - Balingup. Donnybrook - Balingup has a higher share of people who own their homes outright, at 43.2% compared to 36.0% in Capel.
Both areas sit near the national figure for one-parent families, which make up 10.3% of Donnybrook - Balingup and 13.3% of Capel. They share similar levels of high-income earners and have almost identical rates of Year 12 completion. While they remain alike in many ways, some gaps are shifting; for example, the difference in the proportion of seniors has widened since 2011, and Capel now has a well higher share of adults working or looking for work.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,688
- First area, 2016: 5,195
- First area, 2021: 5,457
- Second area, 2011: 5,320
- Second area, 2016: 5,870
- Second area, 2021: 6,155
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 42 yrs
- First area, 2021: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 49 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 Donnybrook - Balingup: 0.8% males, 1.2% females
- 80–84 in Capel: 0.8% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Donnybrook - Balingup: 1.2% males, 1.5% females
- 75–79 in Capel: 2.2% males, 1.5% females; 75–79 in Donnybrook - Balingup: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 70–74 in Capel: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 70–74 in Donnybrook - Balingup: 3.8% males, 3.2% females
- 65–69 in Capel: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 65–69 in Donnybrook - Balingup: 4.5% males, 4.3% females
- 60–64 in Capel: 4.0% males, 4.3% females; 60–64 in Donnybrook - Balingup: 4.0% males, 4.6% females
- 55–59 in Capel: 3.8% males, 4.0% females; 55–59 in Donnybrook - Balingup: 3.7% males, 4.1% females
- 50–54 in Capel: 3.7% males, 4.0% females; 50–54 in Donnybrook - Balingup: 3.7% males, 3.7% females
- 45–49 in Capel: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 45–49 in Donnybrook - Balingup: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Capel: 2.9% males, 3.2% females; 40–44 in Donnybrook - Balingup: 2.6% males, 2.7% females
- 35–39 in Capel: 2.6% males, 3.3% females; 35–39 in Donnybrook - Balingup: 2.6% males, 3.1% females
- 30–34 in Capel: 1.9% males, 2.5% females; 30–34 in Donnybrook - Balingup: 2.1% males, 2.5% females
- 25–29 in Capel: 1.9% males, 2.1% females; 25–29 in Donnybrook - Balingup: 1.7% males, 1.9% females
- 20–24 in Capel: 2.1% males, 2.0% females; 20–24 in Donnybrook - Balingup: 2.0% males, 1.4% females
- 15–19 in Capel: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 15–19 in Donnybrook - Balingup: 2.8% males, 2.4% females
- 10–14 in Capel: 3.9% males, 4.0% females; 10–14 in Donnybrook - Balingup: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 5–9 in Capel: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Donnybrook - Balingup: 3.1% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in Capel: 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 0–4 in Donnybrook - Balingup: 2.4% males, 2.6% 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, 2011: $496
- Second area, 2016: $563
- Second area, 2021: $658
- First area, 2011: $1,171
- First area, 2016: $1,386
- First area, 2021: $1,551
- Second area, 2011: $992
- Second area, 2016: $1,155
- Second area, 2021: $1,332
- First area, 2011: $1,379
- First area, 2016: $1,619
- First area, 2021: $1,885
- Second area, 2011: $1,279
- Second area, 2016: $1,425
- Second area, 2021: $1,688
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, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $300
- First area, 2021: $330
- Second area, 2011: $190
- Second area, 2016: $230
- Second area, 2021: $290
- First area, 2011: $1,658
- First area, 2016: $1,733
- First area, 2021: $1,625
- Second area, 2011: $1,408
- Second area, 2016: $1,541
- Second area, 2021: $1,562
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- 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
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Capel vs Donnybrook - Balingup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/501021007/capel/vs/501031018/donnybrook-balingup