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Economy

Resident Households by Age Group of Head of Household & Household Living Arrangement and Occupation of Head of Household (General Household Survey 2005)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 09/07/2026

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: General Household Survey 2005

Footnotes: Notes: Data exclude heads who were not working. 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/8717

Last updated 27 days ago (19 Aug 2026)

Updated every 10 years

Data explorer

ResidentHouseholdsbyAgeGroupofHeadofHouseholdHouseholdLivingArrangementandOccupationofHeadofHouseholdGeneralHouseholdSurvey2005.csv (30 rows, 3.2 KB)

Number
Text
Total
Numeric
Senior Officials & Managers
Numeric
Professionals
Numeric
Associate Professionals & Technicians
Numeric
Clerical Workers
Numeric
Service & Sales Workers
Numeric
Agricultural & Fishery Workers
Text
Production Craftsmen & Related Workers
Numeric
Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers
Numeric
Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers
Numeric
Workers Not Classifiable By Occupation
Text
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)23.3%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)13.3%
Total7897151441609295212634566024106535865791391155214747210702
Married Couple-Based With Children520471108867556587769234163645216116152086821234717145
Married Couple-Based Without Children9792316630186031953162331150813976311068745332428
Lone Parent57971530135799275104541165751316565397579370
One-Person69039854497841180091631114713411269317124422
Others443114818532880476011770151271245434765336
Head of Household Aged Below 35 Years1308581631332305343431039514588258473806818264522
Married Couple-Based With Children593838111125371375645417120255216490010772100
Married Couple-Based Without Children388685074114811103519833323-216816212121971
Lone Parent7857570966206315641524-331453219167
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dataset_id = "d_11a6d764afaaae1f4dd79e70c96c758d"
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 Occupation of Head of Household (General Household Survey 2005) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 15, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_11a6d764afaaae1f4dd79e70c96c758d/view

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Created on

19 Jul 2026

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