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Candelo · Urban Centre

Ancestry & Birthplace in Candelo

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

English ancestry is the most common root for people in Candelo, where 40.4% of residents claim this heritage. The area has a very strong connection to British and Irish roots, which helps explain why the vast majority of the population was born in Australia.

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Where Candelo sits — People born overseas

9.5% ▼ -25.0%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Candelo — lower than 60% of areas.

Candelo9.5%
2550, NSW 10.3%
New South Wales 29.3%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Beyond English and Australian roots, which both sit around 40%, Irish ancestry is common at 18.0% and Scottish at 11.8%.

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Candelo splits fairly evenly between English (35%) and Australian (34%), with Irish at 15%.

English 40.4% Australian 40.1% Irish 18.0% Scottish 11.8% German 3.6% Italian 1.8% Greek 1.0%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 9.5% of people here were born overseas, a figure far below the NSW average of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen since 2011, with 76.9% of the community now born in Australia.

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9.5% ▼ -25.0%

Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Candelo, Australia is the majority at 94%; England is next at 5%.

Australia 76.9% England 3.9% New Zealand 0.8%

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/ucl/UCL122030/candelo/topic/ancestry-heritage