Upper Capel is a rural locality of the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup in the South West region of Western Australia. The locality borders the South Western Highway at the north-east while the Capel River flows through it in the south-west. ^{[2] [3]}

Upper Capel was the original name for the railway siding established in 1898 that eventually became the town of Kirup. When a town was gazetted there in 1900, it was named Kirupp and then Kirup from 1931. The current locality of Upper Capel is north-west of the town of Kirup and not directly related. ^[4]

Upper Capel and the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi people of the Noongar nation. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

The locality is home to five heritage listed sites, the Donnybrook Sandstone Quarry's Pink and Goldfield's Quarry, the Torridon Homestead, the Crendon Homestead and Careydale. ^{[8] [9]} The Torridon Homestead dates back to 1873, ^[10] while the Careydale and Crendon homesteads date to the 1880s. ^{[11] [12]}

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