Chipperfield played his debut game for Australia in the Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane as a substitute during the 3:1 win against Fiji on 25 September in the 1998 Oceania Nations Cup.
Chipperfield was selected to represent Australia at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, and was part of the team that defeated Uruguay in a playoff in November 2005 to qualify for the FIFA World Cup in Germany.