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Chapman vs Kambah

Name: Chapman vs Kambah — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.4 km apart · Chapman profile · Kambah profile

Chapman Kambah

Kambah and Chapman are neighbouring areas in the Australian Capital Territory with very different profiles. Chapman is a wealthier area where 49.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 32.2% in Kambah. Higher incomes are more common in Chapman, where 49.4% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, while Kambah's figure is 32.7%. Chapman also has a much higher proportion of First Nations residents who speak a traditional language (32.1% versus 6.6% in Kambah) and a higher share of homes owned outright.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, remaining quite alike in several key ways. They have nearly identical shares of children under 15 and very similar household sizes, with about 2.6 or 2.7 people per home. They also share similar drive times to the city and almost the same level of school advantage. While Chapman is noticeably older, with a typical resident aged 47 compared to 41 in Kambah, both areas sit well above the national figure for the proportion of people aged 65 and over.

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Where they differ most

Population: 12,803 larger in Kambah Bachelor+: 17.2 pts higher in Chapman Owned outright: 13.1 pts higher in Chapman Year 12: 12.4 pts higher in Chapman Renting: 10.0 pts higher in Kambah

Demographics & Identity

Population in Chapman in Kambah +12,803 larger in Kambah gap steady

2,867 83rd pct 15,670 88th pct

Median age in Chapman in Kambah +6 yrs older in Chapman gap narrowing

47 yrs 57th pct 41 yrs 33rd pct

Age structure

28.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.6 pts 24.9%

17.5% Young adults (25–44) +7.9 pts ▸ 25.4%

25.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.6 pts 19.8%

18.1% Children (0–14) +0.7 pts ▸ 18.8%

10.9% Youth (15–24) +0.3 pts ▸ 11.2%

Marital status

60.9% Married ◂ +12.0 pts 48.8%

25.1% Never married +9.6 pts ▸ 34.7%

7.0% Divorced +2.5 pts ▸ 9.5%

5.2% Widowed ◂ +1.0 pts 4.2%

2.0% Separated +0.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Chapman Kambah

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

75.7% Australia +0.2 pts ▸ 75.9%

4.7% England ◂ +1.1 pts 3.6%

0.9% India +1.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.2% South Africa ◂ +0.9 pts 0.3%

1.2% Italy ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%

0.9% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.9% China ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.5% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Nepal +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

39.2% English ◂ +1.5 pts 37.7%

37.1% Australian ◂ +0.9 pts 36.2%

14.2% Irish +0.2 pts ▸ 14.4%

13.0% Scottish ◂ +0.8 pts 12.2%

5.7% German ◂ +0.3 pts 5.4%

5.0% Italian ◂ +1.8 pts 3.2%

3.4% Chinese ◂ +1.5 pts 1.9%

1.8% Indian +0.6 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.6% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.7% Greek ◂ +0.7 pts 1.0%

0.6% Filipino +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

85.5% English only ◂ +3.2 pts 82.3%

1.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

1.3% Greek ◂ +0.9 pts 0.4%

1.1% Italian ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

0.6% Arabic even 0.7%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Cantonese even 0.4%

0.0% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

49.1% Christianity ◂ +5.7 pts 43.4%

43.1% No religion +2.4 pts ▸ 45.6%

4.1% Not stated +1.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

0.9% Hinduism +0.8 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.8% Islam +0.8 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.2% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.7% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Chapman in Kambah +0.91 more in Chapman

1.93 27th pct 1.02 8th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Chapman in Kambah +9 more in Kambah

12 82nd pct 21 87th pct

Avg size in Chapman in Kambah +201 larger in Kambah

350 53rd pct 552 78th pct

ICSEA in Chapman in Kambah +9 higher in Chapman

1,094 90th pct 1,085 88th pct

Highest year of school

82.4% Year 12 ◂ +12.4 pts 69.9%

8.1% Year 10 +7.4 pts ▸ 15.5%

3.7% Year 9 or below +2.4 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.5% Year 11 +1.9 pts ▸ 4.4%

Highest qualification level

37.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +7.7 pts 30.2%

11.7% Certificate III / IV +10.1 pts ▸ 21.8%

19.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +7.8 pts 11.9%

12.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +4.1 pts ▸ 16.3%

9.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.6 pts 6.4%

1.3% Certificate I / II +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

Field of qualification

21.1% Society & culture ◂ +3.5 pts 17.6%

18.7% Management & commerce ◂ +0.1 pts 18.6%

11.4% Health ◂ +2.0 pts 9.4%

8.0% Engineering & related +2.3 pts ▸ 10.2%

8.9% Education ◂ +0.6 pts 8.3%

6.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.6 pts 5.2%

5.4% Information technology +1.0 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.1% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.5% Creative arts even 4.5%

2.4% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%

Income

Personal income in Chapman in Kambah +$308 higher in Chapman gap widening

$1,378 95th pct $1,070 87th pct

Household income in Chapman in Kambah +$904 higher in Chapman gap widening

$3,111 98th pct $2,207 84th pct

Family income in Chapman in Kambah +$860 higher in Chapman gap widening

$3,490 97th pct $2,630 86th pct

Household income distribution

36.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +18.0 pts 18.1%

23.4% $1,500–$2,999 +7.3 pts ▸ 30.6%

16.6% $650–$1,499 +4.7 pts ▸ 21.3%

13.3% $3,000–$3,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 14.6%

6.3% Under $650 +4.3 pts ▸ 10.5%

Personal income distribution

27.0% Under $650 +4.5 pts ▸ 31.5%

25.0% $650–$1,499 +6.1 pts ▸ 31.1%

29.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 27.9%

15.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +9.4 pts 5.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.4% Arthritis ◂ +1.0 pts 10.4%

10.2% Other condition +1.1 pts ▸ 11.3%

7.5% Mental health +3.4 pts ▸ 10.9%

8.5% Asthma +1.6 pts ▸ 10.1%

4.5% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.4% Cancer ◂ +0.7 pts 3.8%

4.3% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 4.1%

1.5% Lung condition +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.1% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.0% None ◂ +2.1 pts 60.9%

23.4% One condition ◂ +0.7 pts 22.8%

6.7% Two conditions +0.6 pts ▸ 7.3%

2.5% Three or more +0.7 pts ▸ 3.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Chapman in Kambah +456 larger in Kambah

28 72nd pct 484 87th pct

Median age in Chapman in Kambah +12 yrs older in Chapman

35 yrs 73rd pct 23 yrs 38th pct

Median income in Chapman in Kambah +$811 higher in Chapman

$1,541 90th pct $730 59th pct

Household income in Chapman in Kambah +$1,171 higher in Chapman

$3,374 90th pct $2,203 70th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Chapman in Kambah +0.1 larger in Chapman gap narrowing

2.7 71st pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

61.8% Couples with children ◂ +4.7 pts 57.1%

28.1% Couples without children ◂ +1.3 pts 26.8%

9.7% One-parent families +5.2 pts ▸ 14.9%

0.5% Other families +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

37.0% 2 people ◂ +2.6 pts 34.5%

17.1% 1 person +6.6 pts ▸ 23.7%

20.3% 4 people ◂ +4.3 pts 16.1%

15.1% 3 people +1.3 pts ▸ 16.3%

8.3% 5 people ◂ +1.6 pts 6.7%

1.6% 6 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Chapman in Kambah +$50 higher in Chapman gap narrowing

$450 88th pct $400 82nd pct

Mortgage in Chapman in Kambah +$600 higher in Chapman gap widening

$2,600 88th pct $2,000 72nd pct

People / bedroom in Chapman in Kambah even gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

48.7% Owned outright ◂ +13.1 pts 35.6%

39.6% Owned with a mortgage +1.2 pts ▸ 40.8%

11.0% Rented +10.0 pts ▸ 21.1%

0.7% Other tenure +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.0% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Types of homes

89.9% Separate house ◂ +5.3 pts 84.6%

7.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +5.4 pts ▸ 13.3%

2.9% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.0 pts 1.9%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

50.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +15.6 pts 35.3%

18.9% 3 bedrooms +27.0 pts ▸ 45.8%

20.3% 5 or more ◂ +11.9 pts 8.4%

8.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.3 pts 8.2%

0.3% 1 bedroom +0.9 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

18.6% $350–$549 +19.6 pts ▸ 38.2%

32.7% Under $200 ◂ +7.4 pts 25.4%

23.0% $550–$749 ◂ +8.5 pts 14.5%

15.9% $200–$349 ◂ +1.2 pts 14.7%

15.9% $750 or more ◂ +13.6 pts 2.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

34.3% $1,800–$2,999 +7.3 pts ▸ 41.6%

38.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +22.3 pts 16.2%

12.1% $1,000–$1,799 +12.6 pts ▸ 24.7%

13.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.1 pts 13.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Chapman in Kambah +44 more in Kambah

21 86th pct 65 88th pct

Stops/1k in Chapman in Kambah +3.18 more in Chapman

7.32 86th pct 4.15 74th pct

Departures/1k in Chapman in Kambah +711.2 more in Chapman

1,434.6 89th pct 723.4 82nd pct

PT routes in Chapman in Kambah +2 more in Kambah

3 79th pct 5 86th pct

Stop walk in Chapman in Kambah +6 longer in Kambah

2 14th pct 8 43rd pct

Drive to city in Chapman in Kambah +1 longer in Kambah

13 9th pct 14 10th pct

Reach 30 min in Chapman in Kambah +7,258 more in Kambah

8,412 56th pct 15,670 68th pct

Reach 45 min in Chapman in Kambah +2,674 more in Kambah

24,627 52nd pct 27,301 54th pct

Transit to city in Chapman in Kambah +9 longer in Kambah

63 62nd pct 72 77th pct

How people get to work

61.2% Car (driver) +4.6 pts ▸ 65.8%

16.7% Worked at home ◂ +6.6 pts 10.2%

5.1% Car (passenger) +0.1 pts ▸ 5.2%

1.7% Bus +1.0 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.7% Bicycle ◂ +0.8 pts 0.8%

0.9% Walked ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

45.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.9 pts 41.5%

25.5% 1 vehicle +7.9 pts ▸ 33.4%

17.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.4 pts 13.8%

10.0% 4 or more ◂ +2.6 pts 7.4%

2.8% No vehicle +1.0 pts ▸ 3.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

30.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.6 pts 27.8%

14.1% Professional & technical ◂ +5.1 pts 9.0%

11.6% Health care & social assistance +2.0 pts ▸ 13.6%

9.9% Education & training ◂ +1.2 pts 8.7%

5.9% Construction +2.6 pts ▸ 8.4%

4.1% Retail trade +2.7 pts ▸ 6.8%

5.0% Accommodation & food +0.4 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.9% Other services +0.5 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.2% Administrative & support +0.7 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.1% Transport & warehousing +1.6 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.5% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.5 pts 1.0%

2.2% Rental & real estate ◂ +1.1 pts 1.0%

Occupations people work in

36.5% Professionals ◂ +9.6 pts 27.0%

22.6% Managers ◂ +6.7 pts 15.9%

13.0% Clerical & administrative +2.9 pts ▸ 15.9%

8.5% Community & personal service +3.5 pts ▸ 12.0%

7.0% Technicians & trades +4.6 pts ▸ 11.6%

5.9% Sales workers +0.6 pts ▸ 6.5%

2.9% Labourers +2.9 pts ▸ 5.7%

1.4% Machinery operators & drivers +1.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Chapman in Kambah +1,740 higher in Kambah

1,674 18th pct 3,414 50th pct

Assault/100k in Chapman in Kambah +286 higher in Kambah

314 16th pct 600 45th pct

Sexual/100k in Chapman in Kambah

— 102 42nd pct

Robbery/100k in Chapman in Kambah

— 38 34th pct

Burglary/100k in Chapman in Kambah +117 higher in Chapman

244 21st pct 128 6th pct

Theft/100k in Chapman in Kambah +104 higher in Kambah

279 11th pct 383 18th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Chapman in Kambah +49 higher in Kambah

105 25th pct 153 43rd pct

Property damage/100k in Chapman in Kambah +266 higher in Kambah

174 4th pct 440 29th pct

5-yr change in Chapman in Kambah +2.9 pts higher in Kambah

-60.3% 3rd pct -57.4% 4th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Chapman in Kambah +0.5 higher in Chapman

6.6 91st pct 6.1 89th pct

Types ≤15 min in Chapman in Kambah +1.0 more in Chapman

7.0 94th pct 6.0 89th pct

15-min city in Chapman in Kambah +7.1 pts higher in Chapman

87.6% 93rd pct 80.5% 89th pct

Walk to shops in Chapman in Kambah +2.4 pts higher in Chapman

88.0% 94th pct 85.7% 92nd pct

Walk to transit in Chapman in Kambah +11.3 pts higher in Chapman

99.8% 99th pct 88.5% 84th pct

Walk to school in Chapman in Kambah +9.4 pts higher in Kambah

74.8% 84th pct 84.2% 88th pct

Walk to a park in Chapman in Kambah even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Chapman in Kambah +25.3 pts higher in Chapman

78.3% 93rd pct 53.0% 85th pct

Amenities/1k in Chapman in Kambah +3.4 more in Chapman

15.0 54th pct 11.6 45th pct

Intersections/km² in Chapman in Kambah +6 higher in Kambah

190 90th pct 195 90th pct

Mean slope in Chapman in Kambah +4.3 pts higher in Chapman

9.3% 77th pct 5.0% 43rd pct

Compare Chapman with nearby areas

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Compare Kambah with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Chapman vs Kambah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL80034/chapman/vs/SAL80082/kambah