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Capel Sound VIC 3940

5,177 addresses · 113 streets

Flinders Electorate › Mornington Peninsula LGA › Capel Sound · 62 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Capel Sound is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 5,246 people, with a median age of 59. The typical household earns around $950 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 58% of households own their home and 28% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $722,500.

5,246Population
59Median age
$950Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Rosebud - McCrae statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Capel Sound itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 47.7 km north-east.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Capel Sound.

Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$722,500House · 2024
$588,000Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 14.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Capel Sound

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Capel Sound VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202110.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.9% · Labour-force participation 37.3%

Population by age in Capel Sound
Population by age, Capel Sound VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4188
5-14465
15-19184
20-24175
25-34469
35-44436
45-54504
55-64545
65-74797
75-84817
85+665
Dwelling types in Capel Sound
Dwelling types, Capel Sound VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House1,656
Townhouse561
Apartment80
Other36
Households by weekly income in Capel Sound
Households by weekly income, Capel Sound VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650658
$650-1,499907
$1,500-2,999445
$3,000+147
Top ancestries in Capel Sound
Top ancestries, Capel Sound VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English2,273
Australian1,938
Scottish578
Irish524
Ancestry NS392
Italian294
Housing tenure in Capel Sound
Housing tenure, Capel Sound VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned844
Mortgage461
Rented636
Other316
Cars per household in Capel Sound
Cars per household, Capel Sound VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0192
11,183
2680
3161
4+66
Commute to work in Capel Sound
Commute to work, Capel Sound VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,068
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked29
Bicycle9
Home196
Top countries of birth in Capel Sound
Top countries of birth, Capel Sound VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England307
Italy82
New Zealand48
Scotland47
Netherlands39
Greece34
Languages used at home in Capel Sound
Languages used at home, Capel Sound VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian103
Greek49
Malayalam26
Mandarin16
Spanish16
Croatian15

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

19,467 bird observations recorded near Capel Sound — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Capel Sound

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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