Median price trend for houses
Based on 36 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,300,000
Up 2.8% over 12 months
- 4 bed
- $1.28m
- 5+ bed
- $1.72m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Chapman
ACT 2611 · Unincorporated ACT
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,300,000
- Population
- 2,867
- Postcode
- 2611
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Chapman, Australian Capital Territory
Property market insights for Chapman
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Chapman ACT
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 15 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$900 per week
Up 9.1% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Chapman, ACT is currently $1,300,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Chapman has a 12-month growth rate of 2.8% for houses and -10.4% for units.
Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,280,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,720,000 in Chapman.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Chapman is $900 per week. The median house rent has increased 9.1% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Chapman safe?
The overall rate for Chapman is 2,137 offences per 100,000 residents — 57% below the Australian Capital Territory benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Chapman.
Overall crime rate
2,137
offences per 100,000 residents
57% belowAustralian Capital Territory
ChapmanAustralian Capital Territory: 4,936
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Chapman?
Chapman ACT 2611 is in Australian Capital Territory, within Australian Capital Territory.
2,867 people call Chapman home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $3,111 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,867
- Median age
- 47 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,600 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $450 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineAustralian Capital Territory benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.1%In line
15–3416.2%Below
35–5427.3%In line
55–7426.9%Above
75 and over11.7%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses89.6%Above
Townhouses7.9%Below
Apartments2.9%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright49.0%Above
Paying a mortgage39.9%Below
Renting11.1%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car2.8%Below
One car25.5%Below
Two cars45.4%Above
Three or more27.2%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home16.7%Above
Drove to work61.2%Above
Train, tram or bus1.7%Below
Walked or cycled2.5%Below
What stands out in Chapman
16.7% of workers in Chapman worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Australian Capital Territory.
4.7% of Chapman residents were born in England.
42.7% of people in Chapman described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Chapman
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Chapman ACT 2611.
Is Chapman family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.1% of Chapman's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Australian Capital Territory.
853 family households lived in Chapman; 47.0% were couple families and 11.4% were one-parent families.
34.5% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Australian Capital Territory average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Chapman?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Chapman had 2,867 residents at the 2021 Census.
17.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
38.6% were 55 or older. That is well above the Australian Capital Territory average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Chapman?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 89.6% of occupied private dwellings in Chapman.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 7.9% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 2.9% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Chapman?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
49.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Australian Capital Territory average.
39.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
11.1% rented their home. That is about half the Australian Capital Territory rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Chapman?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Chapman had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 17.1% of occupied homes. That is well below the Australian Capital Territory average.
Two-person households represented 37.0%, while 30.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Chapman?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
16.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Australian Capital Territory average.
61.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
1.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Chapman?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
2.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Australian Capital Territory rate.
One-car households formed 25.5% of the total.
72.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Chapman, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
69.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 30.7% reported a different address.
22.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Australian Capital Territory average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Chapman?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
85.5% of residents used only English at home.
12.3% used a language other than English at home.
1.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.4% spoke Cantonese and 0.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Chapman residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
22.3% of Chapman's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 77.7% was born in Australia.
0.9% of residents were born in China.
0.9% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 95.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Chapman?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 39.2% of ancestry responses in Chapman.
Australian ancestry made up 37.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 3.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Chapman?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
36.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Australian Capital Territory average.
Managers accounted for 22.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 11.6% of workers, and education and training employed 9.9%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Chapman?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 60.8%, compared with 69.6% across Australian Capital Territory.
36.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.5%, compared with 3.8% across Australian Capital Territory.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Chapman show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.5% reported asthma, 11.4% arthritis and 4.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Chapman?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
37.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Australian Capital Territory average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 19.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 15.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Chapman?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $3,111 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,600.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $450 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Chapman compare with Australian Capital Territory?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 16.7% in Chapman, compared with 10.9% across Australian Capital Territory.
Outright ownership was 49.0% locally and 27.3% across Australian Capital Territory. That is well above the Australian Capital Territory average.
Renting accounted for 11.1% in Chapman, against 31.5% across Australian Capital Territory.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Chapman
Is Chapman expensive?
The median house price is $1,300,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Chapman good for families?
The Census counted 853 local families, and 18.1% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Chapman?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,280,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Chapman
56 streets in Chapman
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Banvard Pl
- Beaumont Cl
- Bertel Cr
- Bertel Pl
- Bluett Pl
- Boucicault Pl
- Brough Pl
- Chauvel
- Craydon Pl
- Darrell Pl
- Darwinia Tce
- Doyle Tce
- Emery St
- Faulkner Pl
- Freebody Pl
- Garner Pl
- Gavin Pl
- Guinness Pl
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- Heath Pl
- Hertz Pl
- Howarth Pl
- Ive Pl
- Kathner St
- Lazar Pl
- Lincoln Cl
- Lincoln Pl
- Lipman St
- Maplestone Pl
- Monkman St
- Musgrove St
- Namatjira Dr
- Neil Pl
- Niblo Pl
- Ordell St
- Pelham Cl
- Pelham Pl
- Percy Cr
- Perier Pl
- Perry Dr
- Rafferty St
- Redgrave Pl
- Rene St
- Rickards St
- Rolfe Pl
- Sidaway St
- Simmons Pl
- Sorlie Pl
- Streeton Dr
- Sully Pl
- Tauchert St
- Thring Pl
- Thring St
- Titheradge Pl
- Tudawalli Pl
- Valli Pl
- Winstanley St
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