Last official estimated population of Capel Shire (as Local Government Area) was 17 738 people (on 2017-06-30)[2]. This was 0.07% of total Australian population and 0.684% of WA population. Area of Capel is 557.90 km², in this year population density was 31.79 p/km² . If population growth rate would be same as in period 2016-2017 (+2.09%/yr), Capel population in 2024 would be 20 500. [0]
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Population [people], population density [p./kmĀ²] and population change [%/year] [2]
[1996-2001] +3.57 %/Y
[2001-2002] +5.97 %/Y
[2002-2003] +5.86 %/Y
[2003-2004] +11.21 %/Y
[2004-2005] +9.33 %/Y
[2005-2006] +9.59 %/Y
[2006-2007] +6.23 %/Y
[2007-2008] +8.17 %/Y
[2008-2009] +8.31 %/Y
[2009-2010] +6.92 %/Y
[2010-2011] +6.11 %/Y
[2011-2012] +4.65 %/Y
[2012-2013] +4.59 %/Y
[2013-2014] +2.74 %/Y
[2014-2015] +1.87 %/Y
[2015-2016] +0.72 %/Y
[2016-2017] +2.09 %/Y
[0] Calculated with linear interpolation from officially estimated population
[1] Read more about LGA and Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) on abs.gov.au
[2] Population data from Australian Bureau of Statistics (Population and density: 2017; change: 2016-2017)
[3] Digital Boundaries: Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2016.