Chapman, ACT

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

99/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs

Chapman is more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1146, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Chapman at a glance

Population (2021): 2,867
Median age: 47
Median weekly household income: $3,111
SEIFA score: 1146
Coordinates: -35.3546, 149.0368

Chapman demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Chapman using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 29%, 11% of homes are rented, and 23% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	518	18%
Youth (15–24)	313	11%
Young adults (25–44)	503	18%
Mid-life (45–64)	821	29%
Seniors (65+)	716	25%

Share of the 2,871 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	498	48%
Owned with a mortgage	405	39%
Rented	113	11%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	920	89%
Townhouses & semis	81	8%
Flats & apartments	30	3%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,031 occupied private dwellings in Chapman.

Median weekly rent: $450
Median monthly mortgage: $2,600
Average household size: 2.7 people
Median weekly family income: $3,490
Median weekly personal income: $1,378

Community and culture

Born overseas: 638 (23%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 352 (13%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 28 (1%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 1,820 (82%)
Labour-force participation: 60.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%
Employed full-time: 865
Employed part-time: 457

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Chapman

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Chapman is January (average daytime high around 27.8°C) and the coolest is July (around 10.6°C). The area receives roughly 800 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	27.8°C	14.5°C	76 mm
Feb	26.1°C	13.5°C	59 mm
Mar	23.2°C	11.8°C	73 mm
Apr	19.1°C	7.9°C	54 mm
May	14.4°C	3.3°C	46 mm
Jun	11.2°C	1.5°C	62 mm
Jul	10.6°C	0.7°C	43 mm
Aug	11.9°C	0.9°C	67 mm
Sep	15.6°C	3.2°C	63 mm
Oct	19.4°C	6.7°C	76 mm
Nov	22.2°C	9.5°C	94 mm
Dec	25.4°C	12.2°C	87 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Chapman

Where is Chapman?

Chapman is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

What is the population of Chapman?

At the 2021 Census, Chapman had a population of about 2,867.

Is Chapman an advantaged area?

Chapman has an ABS SEIFA score of 1146, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 99 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Chapman?

Chapman has average daytime highs of about 18.9°C and overnight lows of about 7.1°C, with roughly 800 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).

Does Chapman have high household incomes?

Chapman has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Australian Capital Territory — the 12th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($3,111 per week).

Where Chapman ranks

Chapman appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.