Concordia, South Australia

Concordia
Concordia
Coordinates: 34°35′S 138°48′E / 34.583°S 138.800°E / -34.583; 138.800
CountryAustralia
StateSouth Australia
RegionBarossa Valley
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total153 (SAL 2021)[2]
Postcode
5118
Localities around Concordia
Hewett Kingsford Rosedale
Willaston Concordia
Gawler East Kalbeeba Sandy Creek
[3]

Concordia is a locality at the western end of the Barossa Valley, South Australia, situated 5 km ENE of Gawler.

History

Concordia was a subdivision of section 465, Hundred of Barossa in 1877, and named after Concordia School, which had been opened by Frederick Sickovich in 1861 or earlier.[4] It is situated north of the Barossa Valley Way, between Gawler and Sandy Creek and south of the North Para River. The current boundaries were set in 2003.[3]

Manning asserts that it was named for Concordia, the Roman Goddess of Peace and Harmony,[4] and is very commonly used in connection with Lutheran institutions.

The Concordia cemetery is located on the west side of Teusner Road.

A housing development is set to be unleashed in Concordia for residential purposes. Proposals are being mooted to extend the existing Gawler line via the disused line to cater as a quick and reliable public transport option.[5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Concordia (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Concordia (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  3. ^ a b "Placename Details: Concordia". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 20 November 2009. SA0015033. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b Geoff Manning. "Manning index of South Australian placenames: Concordia". Retrieved 26 October 2017.
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