Upper Capel (postcode 6239) is a small, quiet locality in Western Australia within the Donnybrook-Balingup local government area. With a population of 177, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $82K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.4% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.9% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 24 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 12 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, technicians & trades, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median weekly rent is $300 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,647.
On the investment side, Population growth of +1.4% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.