Stirling Estate, Western Australia

Locality in the Shire of Capel, Western Australia

33°31′S 115°32′E / 33.52°S 115.54°E / -33.52; 115.54Population161 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)6271Area28.5 km² (11.0 sq mi)Location

197 km (122 mi) from Perth
28 km (17 mi) from Bunbury
4 km (2 mi) from Capel

LGA(s)Shire of CapelState electorate(s)Collie-Preston Federal division(s)Forrest

Suburbs around Stirling Estate:
Geographe Bay		Stratham
Peppermint Grove Beach	Stirling Estate	Capel
Forrest Beach	Capel	Capel

Stirling Estate is a rural locality of the Shire of Capel in the South West region of Western Australia, located on Geographe Bay. In the south, a section of the Tuart Forest National Park is located within the locality. The Capel River flows through the locality, with its mouth located at the boundary of Stirling Estate and Peppermint Grove Beach.^[2]^[3]

The Shire of Capel and the locality of Stirling Estate are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people of the Noongar nation.^[4]^[5]

A number of heritage-listed sites exist in the locality, among them The Grange, Dunkley's Place, Summerlea and Robert's Old Capel Farm homesteads.^[6]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stirling Estate (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
^ "Shire of Capel: Home". www.capel.wa.gov.au. Shire of Capel. Retrieved 22 September 2023. We wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we are meeting on, the Wadandi people.
^ "Wardandi". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
^ "Stirling Estate". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2023.