Concord, New Zealand

Coordinates: 45°54′07″S 170°27′25″E / 45.902°S 170.457°E / -45.902; 170.457
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Concord
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Coordinates: 45°54′07″S 170°27′25″E / 45.902°S 170.457°E / -45.902; 170.457
CountryNew Zealand
CityDunedin
Local authorityDunedin City Council
Area
 • Land116 ha (287 acres)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total1,560
Burnside
Green Island
Concord
Calton Hill
Corstorphine

Concord is a small residential suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is southwest of the city centre.[3] It lay on State Highway 1 until the construction of the Dunedin Southern Motorway in the 1990s, but is now bypassed by traffic from central Dunedin. The former Main South Road is now largely reduced to a narrow one-way street leading down from Lookout Point, virtually a long slip-road from the start of the motorway, though it is still two-way through Concord itself, and serves (along with Stevenson Road, which it becomes) as an important link road to Corstorphine and Calton Hill.

Demographics[edit]

Concord covers 1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 1,560 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 1,345 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,485—    
20131,464−0.20%
20181,512+0.65%
Source: [4]

Concord had a population of 1,512 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 48 people (3.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 27 people (1.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 564 households, comprising 765 males and 747 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female. The median age was 35.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 312 people (20.6%) aged under 15 years, 297 (19.6%) aged 15 to 29, 708 (46.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 198 (13.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 88.1% European/Pākehā, 12.3% Māori, 5.8% Pasifika, 2.8% Asian, and 4.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 9.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 59.1% had no religion, 30.6% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% were Hindu, 2.0% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist and 0.8% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 162 (13.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 285 (23.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $29,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 117 people (9.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 618 (51.5%) people were employed full-time, 180 (15.0%) were part-time, and 48 (4.0%) were unemployed.[4]

Education[edit]

Concord School is a state contributing primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,[5] with a roll of 59 students as of February 2024.[6] It was established in 1914.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ Harriss, Gavin (November 2021). Concord, Otago (Map). NZ Topo Map.
  4. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Concord (354000). 2018 Census place summary: Concord
  5. ^ Education Counts: Concord School
  6. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Concord School 100th Reunion". Concord School. Retrieved 11 January 2022.