Concord NSW 2137
Located in New South Wales, Concord sits 14 km from Sydney CBD, around 21 minutes by car. The suburb has 14,551 residents, a median age of 43, and a median household income of $125,320 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $570 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $3,033. Concord is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. 4 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is high.
Is Concord a good suburb?
Concord scores a B (66/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and community, weaker on schools and prices.
Below the state average
4 schools · Bottom 9% in NSW
Walkable and central
Walkability 84/100 · 13.6 km · 21 min drive to Sydney
Above the state median
Median $3.35M · Less affordable than 92% of NSW
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 45/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 43 · 14,551 residents
Liveability Rating
66 / 100 · Ranked #381 in NSWEach bar is Concord's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
How do you rate the liveability in Concord?
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Our score
66 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataThe median house sale price in Concord sits at $3.35 million, broadly flat year-on-year.
Houses
$3,350,000
8% above its 7 neighbours (median $3,100,000)
Based on 211 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 25 days — median across 122 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 11 sales $3.1M
- 3 bed 63 sales $3M
- 4 bed 63 sales $3.21M
- 5 bed 60 sales $3.92M
- 6 bed 5 sales $3.5M
Units
$823,000
8% below its 9 neighbours (median $890,000)
Based on 52 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 15 days — median across 32 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 1 bed 10 sales $640K
- 2 bed 21 sales $789K
- 3 bed 19 sales $1.7M
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Concord are currently listed at around $3 million on average. Based on 30 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$3M
30 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$1.4M
5 units listed in the last 6 months.
35 of the suburb's 4,916 dwellings (0.7%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Concord rent for around $1,200 a week on average, based on 47 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$1,200/wk
In line with its 5 neighbours (median $1,195/wk)
47 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$675/wk
15% below its 6 neighbours (median $792/wk)
22 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
69 rentals advertised against an estimated 1,170 rented homes (5.9%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- 3-bed houses
- $1,100/wk
- 19 bonds
- +43% since 2021
- 2-bed units
- $800/wk
- 85 bonds
- +54% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2137 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 202594 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 32% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2137.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$1,200/week ($62,000 a year) on a $3 million median
$675/week ($35,000 a year) on a $1.4 million median
Based on a small sample (5 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
15 active Airbnb listings: 13 whole homes and 2 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.2% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Is Concord safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Concord sits in the moderate band, with 429 incidents recorded in 2025 — up 0.7% on the prior year.
429 offences
0.7% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202539 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 3 of them fatal
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Council Flood Studies
City Of Canada Bay Council has published 2 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.
Schools
Four schools serve Concord, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 1,959 students across 4 schools (avg 490)
- • Sectors: 3 Government, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 1068-1110, median 1076 (above the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Concord High School (1,206 students)
Primary
Secondary
Universities nearby
- 3.2 kmStrathfield CampusAustralian Catholic University · 85 courses
- 8.0 kmThe University of SydneyThe University of Sydney · 599 courses
- 8.8 kmMacquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North RydeMacquarie University · 459 courses
3.3% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Concord is very walkable on foot — at 84/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the suburb there are 1 supermarket, 17 parks and 5 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Concord.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 430.8 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 269.2 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 207.5 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 24.2 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Concord.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 19%
- Premises covered
- 6,091
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Canada Bay: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 32 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 5 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Concord is home to about 14,600 residents, with a median age of 43, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $125,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.9%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
14,551
Median Age
43
Median Household Income
$125,320/yr
Census Median Rent
$570/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$3,033/mo
Avg Household Size
2.8
Median Personal Income
$48,620/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.9%
Unoccupied Dwellings
6.4%
Total Dwellings
4,916
Owner-Occupier Rate
76.2%
Houses
70.6%
Rental Stress
23.7%
Mortgage Stress
29.0%
Work From Home
49.3%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
108 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 38 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 1,143 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 63.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 59.9%
- Employment Rate
- 58.1%
- Completed Year 12
- 54.0%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
450 residents (3.1%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 13,898 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
22% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (1,527 of 6,986).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 3,030 people work here; 6,986 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.4 jobs per working resident. At least 57% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,217 a year through Canada Bay based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 67%
- Parks and recreation 29%
- Environmental 1%
- Industrial 1%
- Zones under 1% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Canada Bay
In the year to August 2026, 1,600 new dwellings were approved across Canada Bay. That mix is 110 houses and 1,490 units. Approvals are up 72.5% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Land Council
Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council.
Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 6.5 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.
PM10 averaged 15.7 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.62 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 1 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Rozelle monitoring station, 5.6 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Macquarie Park (Willandra Village), 8.7 kmHigh rainfall.
- Elevation
- 16 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 11.6 km
- Annual rainfall
- 1,176 mm
- 92 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
6 facilities within 5 km- 2.8 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 4.4 kmWaste Treatment and Disposal ServicesTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
- 4.4 kmMilk and Cream ProcessingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 4.5 kmWaste Treatment and Disposal ServicesTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Zinc and compounds · Chromium (III) compounds
- 4.6 kmGrain Mill Product ManufacturingTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
EV adoption
In postcode 2137, 394 of 18,858 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 4.9% (928 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 7.0%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 2137, 1,897 rooftop-solar systems totalling 15.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 11,192 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 208 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.
Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).
Mortgage repayments
16 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 49 across postcode 2137.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.
At $3,350,000 this is $2,750,000 above the $600,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Revenue NSW.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Sally Sitou Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sally Sitou | 62.0% | 38.0% | +6.8 |
| 2022 | Sally Sitou | 55.2% | 44.8% | -8.4 |
| 2019 | Fiona Martin | 46.8% | 53.2% | -1.5 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Stephanie Di Pasqua Liberal
Next state election: 13 March 2027.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Stephanie Di Pasqua LP | 51.3% |
| 2019 | John Sidoti LP | 65.0% |
| 2015 | John Sidoti LP | 68.8% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.
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Common questions about Concord
Is Concord a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Concord is moderate (45/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Concord?
Concord has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Concord a good place to live?
Concord has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (66/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Concord?
Concord, NSW had a population of 14,551 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Concord, NSW?
The postcode for Concord, NSW is 2137.
How far is Concord from Sydney?
Concord is 14 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 21 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Concord?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Concord was $125,320 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Concord?
The median advertised rent in Concord is $1,200 a week for houses (47 listings) and $675 a week for units (22 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Concord?
The median age of residents in Concord was 43 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Concord?
There are 4 schools inside the Concord boundary: 4 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Concord walkable?
Concord scores 84/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Concord?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Concord (Rozelle) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.5 µg/m³ and PM10 of 15.7 µg/m³. That puts Concord below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Concord?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Concord, Macquarie Park (Willandra Village) (8.7 km away), 1,176 mm of rain a year over 92 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Concord?
First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Concord belong to?
Concord sits within the Canada Bay local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Concord?
The average residential rates bill through Canada Bay is $1,217 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Concord?
Across Canada Bay, 1,600 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 72.5% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Concord in?
Concord sits within the federal Division of Reid, currently held by Sally Sitou (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2023
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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