Chapman Hill, Western Australia

{{Short description|Place in Western Australia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use Australian English|date=October 2019}}

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| name = Chapman Hill

| state = wa

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| lga = City of Busselton

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| zoom = 11

| postcode = 6280

| timezone = AWST

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| stategov = Vasse

| fedgov = Forrest

| dist1 = 238

| location1 = Perth

| dist2 = 18

| location2 = Busselton

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Chapman Hill is a locality in the South West region of Western Australia in the local government area of the City of Busselton. At the 2021 census, the area had a population of 109.

The eponymous hill, which is in the Whicher Range near the source of the Vasse River, was named after the Chapman brothers, early European settlers in the Busselton area.{{cite web|url=https://www.amrshire.wa.gov.au/library/file/6%20Region/WalkingTrails/augbsnHeritageTrail.pdf|title=Augusta-Busselton: Retracing the Pioneer Route from Augusta to the Vasse|publisher=Shire of Augusta-Margaret River|accessdate=12 October 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=9134&d=inc&c=1&x=115.38124&y=-33.82138&w=10000&mpsec=0|title=Map of Whicher Range in Western Australia|work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia|accessdate=12 October 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=202116&cmd=sp&place=Vasse%20River&file=Vasse%5FRiver%2Ehtm|title=Map of Whicher Range in Western Australia|work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia|accessdate=12 October 2019}} In the 1920s the area was settled by Group 40 of the Group Settlement Scheme; a memorial to the settlers is on Chapman Hill Road.{{cite book|url=https://www.busselton.wa.gov.au/documents/898/local-heritage-survey|title=Municipal Heritage Inventory|year=2013|publisher=City of Busselton|accessdate=20 October 2022|chapter=Chapman Hill|pages=191–194|format=PDF}} Chapman Hill contained a signal station during World War II.{{cite web|url=http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/7696119d-5982-4cff-bad0-e7eb18e32d58|title=Chapman Hill Communication Station|publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia|accessdate=12 October 2019}} Cattle-farming is a major industry in the area.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=50285|name=Chapman Hill|accessdate=20 October 2022|quick=on}}