Concord, New Zealand facts for kids
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Concord
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 Concord
Location in New Zealand
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Local authority | Dunedin |
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| • Land | 116 ha (287 acre) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,560 |
  Concord, New Zealand  |
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Concord is a small residential suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is southwest of the city centre. 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
Concord covers 1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 1,560 as of June 2023, with a population density of 1345 people per km2.
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 2006 | 1,485 | — |
| 2013 | 1,464 | −0.20% |
| 2018 | 1,512 | +0.65% |
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.
Education
Concord School is a state contributing primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of 59 students as of February 2024. It was established in 1914.
