Chapman, Australian Capital Territory
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.
| Chapman Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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 Chapman shopping centre | |||||||||||||||
  Chapman | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°21′25″S 149°02′24″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,867 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2611 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.9 km2 (0.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| District | Weston Creek | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Murrumbidgee | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bean | ||||||||||||||
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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.
Geology
Laidlaw Volcanics pale to dark grey dacitic tuff covers most of Chapman. Shale, sandstone, ashstone and tuff is found near the west end of Rafferty Street. Quaternary alluvium covers up the eastern valley.[3]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Chapman (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- "Suburb Name search results". ACT Environment and Sustainable Development. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- Henderson, G. A. M.; Matveev, G. (1980). Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs (Map). 1:50000.