Capel Sound, Victoria
Capel Sound is a suburb on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 61 km (38 mi) south of Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Capel Sound recorded a population of 5,246 at the 2021 census.
| Capel Sound Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Truemans Road Recreation Reserve | |||||||||||||||
Capel Sound Location in metropolitan Melbourne | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38.377°S 144.872°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 5,246 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,140/km2 (2,950/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 15 September 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3940 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Mornington Peninsula | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nepean | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flinders | ||||||||||||||
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A distinguishing landmark feature of Capel Sound is the Tootgarook Swamp, the largest example left of a shallow freshwater marsh in the Port Phillip bay region. The swamp is also described by Melbourne Water as a ground water dependent ecosystem. The 381 hectare swamp is found on the lower section of the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia. A large portion of the Tootgarook Swamp is zoned as residential and industrial, with roughly half of the actual swamp inside the green wedge and half within the urban growth boundary.