The Plains, Western Australia
{{Short description|Locality in the Shire of Capel, Western Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = The Plains
| city =
| state = wa
| image =
| caption =
| lga = Shire of Capel
| map_type = nomap
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 11
| coordinates = {{coord|33.56|S|115.69|E|display=inline,title}}
| postcode = 6237
| pop =
| area = {{cvt |input=P2046}}
| est =
| stategov = Collie-Preston
| fedgov = Forrest
| dist1 = 200 | location1= Perth
| dist2 = 32 | location2= Bunbury
| dist3 = 14 | location3= Capel
| near-nw = Elgin
| near-n = Boyanup
| near-ne = Gwindinup
| near-w = Elgin
| near-e = Paynedale
| near-sw = Capel River
| near-s = Capel River
| near-se = Paynedale
}}
The Plains is a rural locality of the Shire of Capel in the South West region of Western Australia.{{cite web |url=https://maps.slip.wa.gov.au/landgate/locate/ |title=SLIP Map |author= |date= |website=maps.slip.wa.gov.au |publisher=Landgate |access-date=22 September 2023 |quote=}}{{cite web |url=https://nationalmap.gov.au/ |title=NationalMap |author= |date= |website=nationalmap.gov.au |publisher=Geoscience Australia |access-date=22 September 2023 |quote=}}
The Shire of Capel and the locality of The Plains are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people of the Noongar nation.{{cite web |url=https://www.capel.wa.gov.au/ |title=Shire of Capel: Home |author= |website=www.capel.wa.gov.au |publisher=Shire of Capel |quote=We wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we are meeting on, the Wadandi people. |access-date=22 September 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au/language-region-wardandi |title=Wardandi |author= |website=www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au |publisher=University of Western Australia |access-date=22 September 2023}}