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Resident Households by Age Group of Head of Household & Household Living Arrangement and Highest Qualification Attained of Head of Household (Census of Population 2010)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 30/06/2026

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2010

Footnotes: Notes: Data exclude heads who were students. Data on Household Living Arrangement have been revised in June 2026 to be based on the composition of members within the household, instead of the characteristics of the head of household, to provide a more holistic view of household living arrangements.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8557

Last updated 23 days ago (17 Aug 2026)

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ResidentHouseholdsbyAgeGroupofHeadofHouseholdHouseholdLivingArrangementandHighestQualificationAttainedofHeadofHouseholdCensusofPopulation2010.csv (30 rows, 2.8 KB)

Number
Text
Total
Numeric
No Qualification
Numeric
Primary
Numeric
Lower Secondary
Numeric
Secondary
Numeric
Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)
Numeric
Polytechnic
Numeric
Professional Qualification and Other Diploma
Numeric
University
Numeric
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
Total1142295170620868121356312189921123828138466065270408
Married Couple-Based With Children665699735375054883503133608727575339037377160980
Married Couple-Based Without Children158156242731097816961244891325112069965746478
Lone Parent1057922870310161137692405190494346570010012
One-Person1383872918894551378222861110667656894535434
Others7426214919567076161398362593924438717504
Head of Household Aged Below 35 Years127578766140140801416812034190981070265329
Married Couple-Based With Children520194287981961720867678269413222457
Married Couple-Based Without Children3405643148740286123715173252020200
Lone Parent584683202474121084710016061425
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_0abb6dfd05989f82cf8b820e2d7cc84d"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2026). Resident Households by Age Group of Head of Household & Household Living Arrangement and Highest Qualification Attained of Head of Household (Census of Population 2010) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_0abb6dfd05989f82cf8b820e2d7cc84d/view

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Created on

17 Jul 2026

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