Paynedale, Western Australia
Paynedale is a rural area in the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup in Western Australia’s South West. The Capel River runs through the southern part of the locality, while most of Paynedale is forested land that sits in the Boyanup State Forest. The area covers about 76.5 square kilometres and has a small population of 60 people (as of 2021). The postcode is 6239.
Paynedale is about 189 kilometres from Perth, 39 kilometres from Bunbury, and 11 kilometres from Donnybrook. Nearby places include Gwindinup, Argyle, Donnybrook, The Plains, Upper Capel and Capel River. The land is on the traditional country of the Wardandi people, part of the Noongar nation. For governance, Paynedale is in the state electoral district of Collie-Preston and the federal division of Forrest.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 17:27 (CET).