Chapman, Australian Capital Territory

Chapman
CanberraAustralian Capital Territory
Chapman shopping centre
Chapman is located in Australian Capital Territory
Chapman
Chapman
Coordinates35°21′25″S 149°02′24″E / 35.357°S 149.040°E / -35.357; 149.040
Population2,867 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1970
Postcode(s)2611
Area1.9 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
DistrictWeston Creek
Territory electorate(s)Murrumbidgee
Federal division(s)Bean
Suburbs around Chapman:
Rivett Stirling Waramanga
Cooleman Ridge Chapman Fisher
Mount Arawang Kambah

Chapman is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, where many diplomats and some of the wealthier citizens of Canberra chose to take their residency. It is located in the Weston Creek area.

The suburb is named after Sir Austin Chapman (1864–1926), the member for Eden-Monaro from 1901 to 1926 who held portfolios in the Deakin and Bruce governments.[2]

The theme for the street names in Chapman is the Australian film industry.[2]

The local primary school in Chapman is the government run Chapman Primary School on Perry Drive. The school caters for students from Preschool to Year 6 and runs a before and afterschool care program.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Chapman (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Suburb Name search results". ACT Environment and Sustainable Development. Retrieved 10 February 2014.