Upper Capel, Western Australia
Locality in the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup, Western Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33.65°S 115.82°E / -33.65; 115.82 | ||||||||||||||
Population | 177 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6239 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 107.9 km2 (41.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Collie-Preston | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Forrest | ||||||||||||||
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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]