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Economy

Resident Households by Age Group of Household Reference Person & Household Living Arrangement and Predominant Household Language (Census of Population 2020)

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 2020

Footnotes: Notes: Data exclude one-person households and households comprising only unrelated persons. Predominant household language refers to the language or dialect spoken by the majority of household members to other members (excluding domestic workers and unrelated persons), taking into account the reported language most frequently spoken and language second most frequently spoken (new in 2020) at home for each household member. 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 household reference person, to provide a more holistic view of household living arrangements.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17520

Last updated 3 days ago (6 Sep 2026)

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ResidentHouseholdsbyAgeGroupofHouseholdReferencePersonHouseholdLivingArrangementandPredominantHouseholdLanguageCensusofPopulation2020.csv (30 rows, 3.5 KB)

Number
Text
Total
Text
English
Text
Mandarin
Text
(Chinese Dialects) Total
Text
(Chinese Dialects) Hokkien
Text
(Chinese Dialects) Teochew
Text
(Chinese Dialects) Cantonese
Text
(Chinese Dialects) Other Chinese Dialects
Text
Malay
Text
(Indian Languages) Total
Text
(Indian Languages) Tamil
Text
(Indian Languages) Other Indian Languages
Text
Others
Text
(Null)0.0%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)20.0%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)16.7%
Total11228764509934147821029545071519404271175719105459394793116883109210
Married Couple-Based With Children691279299116267441272141260250318018156364347274712125062215690
Married Couple-Based Without Children23019785206798713717819123691397931349190356548513314142360
Lone Parent127987431844247222812111214580548116311580332172828389499
One-Person-------------
Others734142348724998157507869288138261175627422441957287660
Household Reference Persons Aged Below 35 Years10095649922342271540506847162331221722111851360840
Married Couple-Based With Children50874241391679160420715280103757514131248166352
Married Couple-Based Without Children32595188941034229978-187342322515358157223
Lone Parent841431103137263109259929166812911910107
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dataset_id = "d_0b9412ddfbe05216a982716b3736cbd2"
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response = requests.get(url)
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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2026). Resident Households by Age Group of Household Reference Person & Household Living Arrangement and Predominant Household Language (Census of Population 2020) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_0b9412ddfbe05216a982716b3736cbd2/view

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Created on

06 Jul 2026

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SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)