The Shire of Capel is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, taking in the land between the cities of Bunbury and Busselton about 200 kilometres (124 mi) south of the state capital, Perth.

The Shire covers an area of 557.6 square kilometres (215.3 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Capel.

[1][2] The eight kilometer stretch of Stirling Beach (commencing at the Capel River, north to the Minninup Beach access at Rich Road) has no public access points since all the adjacent land is privately owned.

[5] The Shire of Capel is located on the traditional land of the Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people of the Noongar nation.

The towns and localities of the Shire of Capel with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[8][9] As of 2023, 189 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Capel,[25] of which eleven are on the State Register of Heritage Places.