Concordia is a locality at the western end of the Barossa Valley, South Australia, situated 5 km ENE of Gawler.
| Concordia South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Concordia | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°35′S 138°48′E / 34.583°S 138.800°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 153 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5118 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 40 km (25 mi) N of Adelaide city centre | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Barossa Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Barossa Valley | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Light | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Spence | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | [2] | ||||||||||||||
History
editConcordia 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.[3] 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.[2]
Manning asserts that it was named for Concordia, the Roman Goddess of Peace and Harmony,[3] 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.[4][5][6][7]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Concordia (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Geoff Manning. "Manning index of South Australian placenames: Concordia". Retrieved 26 October 2017.
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