Candelo, New South Wales

Candelo is a town in south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. The town is located in the Bega Valley Shire Local Government Area, 448 km south of the state capital, Sydney and 24 km north-east of the popular coastal holiday destination of Merimbula. In 2006, Candelo had a population of 393 people.

The area around Candelo was first settled by Europeans in the 1830s and the village was developed in the 1860s at a crossroads following the passage of the New South Wales Land Act of 1861 allowed closer settlement.