ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Chapman, ACT, 2611
Current weather
12.5°COvercast
81% humidity · 8.5 km/h wind · 13.2° / 9.9° today · 23.8 mm rain
Desirability index
#13 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Chapman is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 2,867 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 16 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with falling year-on-year trends (-11%), roughly 5.6 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 2,867
- Median age
- 47
- Median household income / week
- $3,111
- Dwelling vacancy
- 3.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 35 of 1,062
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,600
- Employment rate
- 59.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 47 / 81 / 30
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2025 Q2 Apr-Jun)
- 16
- Against the person
- 6
- Against property
- 1
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 5.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 478 residents
- State safety percentile
- 23.2th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -11.1%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Fv3
- Assault - Non-Fv1
- Other Offences9
- Other Offences Against A Person2
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)1
Data sources & freshness
- ACT crime statistics by suburb (quarterly) — ACT Policing / dataACT · Period: 2025 Q1 Jan-Mar → 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun; 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun · Updated on site · Quarterly XLSX release
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,106
- Chapman Primary SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Planning & development
Development applications from ACT planning register (lodged 2020–2026).
26 planning-related records
2026· 1 proposal
June 2026
- SUBCCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKActive
2024· 2 proposals
November 2024
- SUBCCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKCompleted
August 2024
- SUBCCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2023· 4 proposals
October 2023
- SUBCCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKCompleted
August 2023
- SUBCCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKCompleted
May 2023
- SUBCCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKCompleted
February 2023
- SUBCCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2022· 8 proposals
November 2022
- SUBCCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKCompleted
September 2022
- SUBCCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKCompleted
August 2022
- SUBCCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKCompleted
- SUBCCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKCompleted
May 2022
- SUBCCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKCompleted
- SUBCCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKCompleted
April 2022
- SUBCCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKCompleted
March 2022
- SUBCCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2021· 5 proposals
November 2021
- SUBCCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKCompleted
September 2021
- SUBCCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKCompleted
- SUBCCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKCompleted
- SUBCCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKCompleted
May 2021
- SUBCCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2020· 6 proposals
November 2020
- SUBCCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKCompleted
- SUBCCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKCompleted
October 2020
- SUBCCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKCompleted
September 2020
- SUBCCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKCompleted
August 2020
- SUBCCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKCompleted
June 2020
- SUBCCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKCompleted
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site
Amenities
40 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Local LiquorAlcohol
- Mon PastriesBakery
- Bench (2)
- Bicycle Parking
- Darwinia Terrace 2nd after Perry DriveBus stop
- Darwinia Terrace after Casuarina StreetBus stop
- Darwinia Terrace after Hindmarsh DriveBus stop
- Darwinia Terrace after Kathner StreetBus stop
- Darwinia Terrace after Perry DriveBus stop
- Darwinia Terrace after Rafferty StreetBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Bushfire Restored ParkPark
- Chapman Neighbourhood OvalPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Chapman Medical Centredoctor
- Chapman Pharmacypharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via ACT Bushfire Prone Area (SBMP) mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 9
- Parks (OSM)
- 9
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 88.8/100
- Cohort rank
- #13 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Chapman Medical Centrehealthdoctor
- Chapman Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Bushfire Restored Parkgovernmentpark
- Chapman Neighbourhood Ovalgovernmentpark
- SUBCplanningCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKLodged 22 Jun 2026 · Active
- SUBCplanningCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKLodged 29 Nov 2024 · Completed
- SUBCplanningCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKLodged 28 Aug 2024 · Completed
- SUBCplanningCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKLodged 17 Oct 2023 · Completed
- SUBCplanningCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKLodged 03 Aug 2023 · Completed
- SUBCplanningCHAPMAN · WESTON CREEKLodged 11 May 2023 · Completed
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Updated on site
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