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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Capel Sound is a coastal suburb in Victoria, Australia, with a population of approximately 5,246, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 63 km from the Melbourne CBD, Capel Sound is a coastal area in Victoria. The median household income is $49,400 per year.
Lower income levels in Capel Sound typically translate to more affordable entry points for investors. Seaside positioning attracts both owner-occupiers and holiday rental demand.
Official Australia Post postcode for Capel Sound. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Capel Sound on My School →Estimated 2 parks and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Capel Sound is a smaller community of 5,246 — about 71% of the Victoria suburb median (7,416) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Capel Sound's median household income of $49,400/year is 48% below the Victoria suburb median ($95,160) — this is an affordability play where returns lean on yield and patient capital growth rather than demographic premium. Median weekly rent of $350 equates to $1,517/month — about 95% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,603/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. Capel Sound is 63 km from Melbourne, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Only 46% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 78% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.
Coastal markets benefit from lifestyle appeal but require a buffer for higher insurance and occasional weather-driven vacancies. Local rents consume roughly 37% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Capel Sound stacks up against the median of all Victoria suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Capel Sound sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Capel Sound | VIC median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,246 | 7,416 | -29% |
| Median household income | $49,400/yr | $95,160/yr | -48% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $350 | $380 | -8% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,603 | $1,950 | -18% |
| Distance to CBD | 63 km | 32 km | +97% |
| Separate houses | 46% | 78% | -32pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Capel Sound — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: household incomes 48% below the VIC median ($49,400 vs $95,160) means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Victoria market over full cycles.
Strong rental coverage: $350/week (~$1,517/month) covers 95% of the $1,603/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $86/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
Only 46% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 78% VIC median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Capel Sound are modest for 2026 — incomes 48% below the VIC median of $95,160 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~95% of the typical mortgage ($1,517/month rent vs $1,603/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 40/100 places Capel Sound in the lower tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.
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Capel Sound scores 40/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 5,246, median household income of $49,400/year and median weekly rent of $350. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Capel Sound are a median household income of $49,400/year, a dwelling mix that is 46% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 2 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Capel Sound has a usual resident population of approximately 5,246, compared with a Victoria suburb median of 7,416 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Capel Sound sits 63 km straight-line from the Melbourne CBD. This is a regional market where CBD distance is only indicative — local industry diversity and commute alternatives matter more.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $350 in Capel Sound, equating to approximately $18,200/year in gross rental income (state median $380/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Capel Sound is $1,603, or approximately $19,236/year (vs $1,950/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $350 works out to $1,517/month, covering 95% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,603/month. That leaves a $86/month shortfall (around $1,032/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,603 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($49,400 vs $95,160 state median), the broader Victoria market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.