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Concord is a
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in the
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City of Canada Bay The City of Canada Bay is a local government area in the Inner West of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The city was formed on 1 December 2000, following the merger of Concord and Drummoyne councils. The city covers an area of and as at the ...
. People from Concord are colloquially called Concordiens.
Concord West Concord West (also known as West Concord) is a suburb on the periphery of Sydney's inner-west, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Concord West is located 16 km west of the Sydney central business district, in the local governmen ...
is a separate suburb, to the north-west.


History

Concord takes its name from
Concord, Massachusetts Concord () is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. At the 2020 census, the town population was 18,491. The United States Census Bureau considers Concord part of Greater Boston. The town center is near where the conflu ...
, in the
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, which was the site of the Battle of Concord, one of the first military engagements of the
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(1775–1778). Some historians believe the Sydney suburb was named Concord to encourage a peaceful attitude between soldiers and settlers. The first land grants in the area were made in 1793. The original Concord Council was established in 1883. Concord Council amalgamated with Drummoyne Council in 2000 after 117 years of self governance to form the
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. It is also the name of the surrounding
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. In 1933, 'Concord Jubilee 1833–1933: a history of the municipality of Concord: with illustrations', compiled by G. M. Shaw was published.


Commercial area

Concord features Majors Bay Road Shopping Village. It includes several cafes, restaurants, Coles Local, post office, medical centre and other commercial enterprises. There is also a small shopping strip on Cabarita Road known as 'Cabarita Junction' and just up the road as you head towards
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you will find a small cafe and restaurant precinct on the corner of Mortlake Street and Brays Road.


Churches

St Luke's Anglican Church
is one of the oldest churches in Concord. The church is over 150 years old and is located at Burton Street near Concord Oval. Its current organ was donated by Dame Eadith Walker, of the famous Walker family on her 21st birthday in 1883. St Mary's Catholic Church
is a prominent architectural landmark on Parramatta Road. The first church on the site was built in 1845 until a new church was built in 1874. A school operated in the original church building until a separate school building was built and opened by Cardinal Moran in 1894. A convent for the
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was erected next to the church in 1898. The present church building was completed in 1929.


Parks

Concord has many parks, including:
Queen Elizabeth Park
(formerly known as 'Concord Park', renamed to honour Queen Elizabeth II after her visit to Australia in 1954) * Henley Park (site of the former general cemetery – 1938) * Majors Bay Reserve, including Arthur Walker and Ron Routly Reserves (beginning of the Concord Foreshore Trail). * Concord Golf Course, Massey Park, Cintra Park * Concord Oval (home ground of Inter Lions Soccer Club and the West Harbour Pirates Rugby Union Club, training ground of
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NRL club) * Sid Richards Park (home ground of the Concord Comets Baseball Club) * Central Park, St Lukes Park, Bayview Park, Edwards Park, Greenlees Park, Goddard Park, Rothwell Park.


Transport

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operate 6 routes via Concord: *410:
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via Campsie, Burwood and Ryde to
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*458: Burwood station to
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*464: Mortlake to Ashfield station *466: Cabarita Park to Burwood station via Bayview Park *502: Cabarita to the City via Victoria Road *526: One weekday service from Concord High School to Olympic Park wharf via Burwood & Strathfield
Concord West railway station Concord West railway station is located on the Main Northern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Concord West. It is served by the Sydney Trains T9 Northern Line services. History Concord West station was opened on 1 September 1887 as Conco ...
and
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service the Concord area. The stops are on the Northern line approximately 14 km (9 miles) from Central Station. Sydney Ferries service the Concord area stopping at Cabarita Wharf. Historically (1901-1948), Concord was also served by a tram line, which connected Mortlake and Cabarita junction, through Majors Bay Road in Concord, to Burwood Road (formerly Wharf Street on the Concord side of Parramatta Road) south to Burwood town centre. From here, the tram line proceeded through Enfield to a depot in resent-day Croydon Park, in Tangarra Street, then east to Ashfield station. The original part of this tram line was built in 1891, from Ashfield to Enfield, and it was extended north to Mortlake in 1901, and a branch to Cabarita Park was built in 1909. The system was electrified in 1912. The line was never connected to any of the other tram lines in Sydney, although its eastern terminus, at Ashfield station, was only one station away (on the main suburban railway line) from the nearest tram terminus at Summer Hill station. Bus services between Mortlake/Breakfast Point and Cabarita to Burwood (and eventually to Ashfield via Enfield, i.e. routes 464 and 466) follow the old tram lines through the suburb, which were removed in 1948. Few hints of Concord's trams remain today apart from the extra width of Majors Bay Road and Brewer Street in order to accommodate a double track tramway and the existence of Tramway Lane and Cabarita Junction which is where the tram tracks split, with one track providing the Mortlake branch and the other the Cabarita branch.


Schools

Schools in the suburb are
Concord Public School
* Concord High School
St Mary's Primary School

Mortlake Public School


Population


Demographics

At the 2016 census, there were 14,533 residents in Concord. 62.1% of whom were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were Italy 6.4%, China 5.3%, England 2.0%, South Korea 1.8% and India 1.5%. In Concord 57.6% of people only spoke English at home, compared to the national average of 77.0%. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 11.0%, Mandarin 5.8%, Cantonese 3.4%, Greek 3.3% and Arabic 3.3%. The most common responses for religion in Concord were Catholic 45.4%, No Religion 20.2% and Anglican 7.8%.


Notable residents

Notable people who have resided in the suburb have included: *
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(born 1955) – Theatre, film and opera director, grew up in Sanders Parade opposite Exile Bay * Hiram Caton (1936–2010) – Professor of politics and history at
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,
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, Australia * Selwyn Francis Edge (1868–1940) – businessman,
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, and record-breaker. He is principally associated with selling and racing
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, Clément-Panhard and Napier carsWise, David B., "Edge: Progenitor of the six-cylinder engine", in Northey, Tom, ed. ''World of Automobiles'' (London: Orbis Publishing Ltd, 1974), Volume 5, p.589. * Michael Kirby (born 1939) – jurist and judge of the
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, lived on Sydney Street *
Peter Luck Peter Anthony Luck (5 January 1944 – 6 September 2017) was an Australian author, TV journalist, producer and presenter. Career As a television personality, among the shows he worked on were '' This Day Tonight'', ''Four Corners'', ''Sunday'' ...
(1944–2017) – author, television host, and producer *
Isaac Nichols Isaac Nichols (29 July 1770 – 18 November 1819) was an English born Australian farmer, shipowner and public servant who was a convict transported to New South Wales on the Third Fleet, on the Admiral Barrington. He was transported for seven ...
(1770–1819) –
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's first postmaster and original owner of Walker Estate * Mervyn Victor Richardson (1893–1972) – inventor of the
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lawn mower * Thomas Walker (1804–1886) – Australian politician, banker, prominent land owner in Concord, and father of Dame Eadith Campbell Walker. Walker built the Italianate mansion Yaralla in the 1860s. It was extended in the 1890s by
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and is now used as the Dame Eadith Walker Convalescent Hospital. It is listed on the Register of the National Estate.''The Heritage of Australia'', Macmillan Company, 1981, pp.2,23
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was built in fulfilment of Walker's will. It too was designed by John Sulman and is on the Register of the National Estate * Dame
Eadith Walker Dame Eadith Campbell Walker (18 September 1861 - 8 October 1937) was an Australian heiress and philanthropist. Life and career Eadith Campbell Walker was born at The Rocks, Sydney, the only child of Scottish parents, Thomas Walker (philanthrop ...
(1861–1937) – Australian philanthropist and major land owner in Concord for much of the late 19th and early 20th Century who aided in establishing
Concord Repatriation General Hospital Concord Repatriation General Hospital (abbreviated CRGH), commonly referred to as Concord Hospital, is a major hospital in Sydney, Australia, on Hospital Road in Concord. It is a teaching hospital of Sydney Medical School at the University of ...
*
Phillip Wilcher Phillip Leslie Wilcher (born 16 March 1958) is an Australian pianist and classical music composer who was a founding member of the children's music group the Wiggles. When Wilcher published his first work, "Daybreak", at the age of 14, he was ...
(born 1955) – Australian classical pianist and composer, also one of the original members of
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Popular culture

* Australian drama series '' All Saints'', is set in the fictional ''All Saints General Western Hospital''. The external shots (the sweeping shots of the skyline and hospital) are filmed at the
Concord Repatriation General Hospital Concord Repatriation General Hospital (abbreviated CRGH), commonly referred to as Concord Hospital, is a major hospital in Sydney, Australia, on Hospital Road in Concord. It is a teaching hospital of Sydney Medical School at the University of ...
. Some scenes have been shot in and around Concord and Majors Bay Road. * Australian series ''
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'' was set in the fictional suburb of Arcadia Waters. Many external shots of Arcadia waters Council chambers used Concord Council Chambers as a setting and as was other various locations around Concord, particularly in the shopping centre and cafes in Majors Bay Road. * Australian mini series ''
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'' was partly filmed in the grounds of the
Thomas Walker Convalescent Hospital The Thomas Walker Convalescent Hospital Buildings are a heritage-listed complex which formed the former Thomas Walker Convalescent Hospital, located at Hospital Road, Concord West, City of Canada Bay, New South Wales, Australia. The site is no ...
. * Australian drama/comedy series ''
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'' is partly filmed i
Riverview Street
and other locations within Concord, where the Rafter family home is located. * '' Dirty Deeds'' a 2002 Australian/Canadian production filmed in Concord, utilising Henley park and a nearby 1960s period home for the setting. *
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a 1991 miniseries used St Marys Catholic Church Concord for some of the internal Church Mass scenes. * The Cut a 2009 comedy/drama series was partly filmed in Concord, with some internal filming done in a Majors Bay Road shop and some external filming done on the Majors Bay Road shopping strip and Concord Oval. *The
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Mower was created by Mervyn "Victor" Richardson in a Concord garage in 1952. *Scenes from action movie
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were shot at Rivendell Hospital, which was Lex Luther's mansion. * Scenes from the drama series '' Rake'' were shot in Concord.New South Wales Drama Map, David Knox
/ref> * Scenes from the 2013 miniseries Carlotta were shot in Concord.


See also

*
City of Canada Bay Museum The City of Canada Bay Museum is located in Sydney, Australia, in the suburb of Concord. The original museum was located on Wellbank St Concord and opened in 2000. The museum was officially re-opened on Saturday 16 May 2009 after moving to it ...


References


External links


Concord Heritage Society
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