9.3% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kandos · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kandos
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English roots are the most common in Kandos, with 40.2% and 39.5% of residents claiming these ancestries. This local mix reflects a community with deep ties to these origins, which form the vast majority of the area's family histories.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries dominate the town, followed by Irish at 8.9% and Scottish at 8.2%. German ancestry is also present for 4.4% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.3% of people in Kandos were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia, while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 2.6%.
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 Kandos [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12065/kandos/topic/ancestry-heritage