10.5% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Candelo · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Candelo
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Candelo than in the wider state or nation. Only 10.5% of residents were born outside Australia, which is about 17 points lower than the national figure. This reflects a population with deep roots in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.2%, followed by Australian at 37.8% and Irish at 17.4%. Scottish and German roots are also present, though less common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 10.5% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (76.3%), with England (4.0%) and New Zealand (1.4%) as the most common other birthplaces.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Candelo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10787/candelo/topic/ancestry-heritage