How Capel voted
SA2 area in Western Australia · federal division: Forrest · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Capel favoured Coalition 56.8% (v Labor 43.2%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 0.3 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 39.6%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 65.6 | Coal 56.5 | Coal 56.8 | Coal +0.3 |
| Labor | 20.1% | 26.7% | 20.5% | -6.2 |
| Coalition | 52.5% | 44.5% | 39.6% | -4.9 |
| Greens | 10.6% | 11.4% | 6.4% | -5.0 |
| One Nation | 7.6% | 6.3% | 10.5% | +4.2 |
| Independents | 1.5% | 0.0% | 16.2% | +16.2 |
| Others | 7.7% | 11.1% | 6.8% | -4.3 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Capel | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,551 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 13.0% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 56.1% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 16.7% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 36.8% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 15.8% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 3.8% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 5,457 (4,184 aged 18+). "Typical area" is the median across all areas.
Where residents voted in 2025
| Polling place | Type | Share of residents' votes | In this area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capel | Ordinary | 33% | yes |
| Bunbury FORREST PPVC | PPVC | 18% | |
| Boyanup | Ordinary | 14% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 12% | |
| Busselton PPVC | PPVC | 8% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 3% | |
| Yalyalup | Ordinary | 1% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Forrest
- Augusta
- Busselton Surrounds
- Margaret River
- Busselton - East
- Busselton - West
- Australind - Leschenault
- College Grove - Carey Park
- Dardanup
- Davenport
- Eaton - Pelican Point
- Harvey
- East Bunbury - Glen Iris
- Dalyellup
- Gelorup - Stratham
- South Bunbury - Bunbury
- Withers - Usher
Sources: Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) federal election results and votes-by-SA1 files, 2019–2025; Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australian Statistical Geography Standard Edition 3 boundaries and 2021 Census DataPacks. Both © Commonwealth of Australia, used under CC BY 4.0. Basemap © Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. Area results are estimates of how residents voted, not official counts — see the methods. Built 2 November 2026. Spotted an error? Tell us.