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Family & Households in New Mexico

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 51.1% of families in New Mexico, the largest family group in the area. This small community has a very distinct family structure, most notably a complete absence of single-parent households.

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Where New Mexico sits — Average household size

2.4 —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is New Mexico — lower than 57% of areas.

New Mexico2.4
2346, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in New Mexico typically house 2.4 people, which is about the same as the typical household size for both New South Wales and Australia.

Average household size

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2.4 —

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In New Mexico, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 1 person is next at 35%.

2 people 63.2% 1 person 42.1% 3 people 15.8%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

While 37.8% of families are couples without children, there are no one-parent families here. This figure is far below the national and state averages of around 14%.

One-parent families

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In New Mexico, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 40%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in New Mexico [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12953/new-mexico/topic/family-households