Candelo, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Candelo is a small heritage village in the Bega Valley of south-eastern New South Wales, about 23 kilometres south-west of Bega and 448 kilometres south of Sydney. It takes its name from the pastoralist Peter Imlay, the district's first European settler, who in 1834 called his homestead Candelo House after a town in Italy; the village itself grew through the 1860s after new land laws opened the area to selectors. Its well-preserved nineteenth-century streetscape, country show held since 1883, monthly markets and a biennial village festival of music and arts give the town an enduring community life, and the nearby Sapphire Speedway draws motor-racing crowds.
Around the national middle
Candelo is more socio-economically advantaged than about 40% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 969, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Candelo at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 780
- Median age
- 46
- Median weekly household income
- $1,256
- SEIFA score
- 969
- Coordinates
- -36.7837, 149.6607
Candelo demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Candelo using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 32%, 13% of homes are rented, and 12% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 132 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 84 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 159 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 248 | 32% |
| Seniors (65+) | 154 | 20% |
Share of the 777 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 134 | 47% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 97 | 34% |
| Rented | 37 | 13% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 289 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 289 occupied private dwellings in Candelo.
- Median weekly rent
- $250
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,200
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,544
- Median weekly personal income
- $638
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 82 (12%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 15 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 25 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 297 (48%)
- Labour-force participation
- 54%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Employed full-time
- 174
- Employed part-time
- 140
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Candelo
Where is Candelo?
Candelo is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Candelo?
At the 2021 Census, Candelo had a population of about 780.
Is Candelo an advantaged area?
Candelo has an ABS SEIFA score of 969, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 40 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 40% of Australian suburbs.
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