Resident Households by Type of Dwelling, Household Size and Ethnic Group of Head of Household (General Household Survey 2015)

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Resident Households by Type of Dwelling, Household Size and Ethnic Group of Head of Household (General Household Survey 2015)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 09/03/2016

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: General Household Survey 2015

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8256

Last updated 6 days ago (3 Sep 2026)

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ResidentHouseholdsbyTypeofDwellingHouseholdSizeandEthnicGroupofHeadofHouseholdGeneralHouseholdSurvey2015.csv (9 rows, 2.8 KB)

Thousands Text	(Total) Total Numeric	(Total) 1 Person Numeric	(Total) 2 Persons Numeric	(Total) 3 Persons Numeric	(Total) 4 Persons Numeric	(Total) 5 Persons Numeric	(Total) 6 Or More Persons Numeric	(Chinese) Total Numeric	(Chinese) 1 Person Numeric	(Chinese) 2 Persons Numeric	(Chinese) 3 Persons Numeric	(Chinese) 4 Persons Numeric	(Chinese) 5 Persons Numeric	(Chinese) 6 Or More Persons Numeric	(Malays) Total Text	(Malays) 1 Person Text	(Malays) 2 Persons Text	(Malays) 3 Persons Text	(Malays) 4 Persons Text	(Malays) 5 Persons Text	(Malays) 6 Or More Persons Text	(Indians) Total Numeric	(Indians) 1 Person Text	(Indians) 2 Persons Text	(Indians) 3 Persons Numeric	(Indians) 4 Persons Numeric	(Indians) 5 Persons Numeric	(Indians) 6 Or More Persons Text	(Others) Total Numeric	(Others) 1 Person Text	(Others) 2 Persons Text	(Others) 3 Persons Numeric	(Others) 4 Persons Text	(Others) 5 Persons Text	(Others) 6 Or More Persons Text
(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%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)11.1%	(Null)11.1%	(Null)11.1%	(Null)11.1%	(Null)11.1%	(Null)22.2%	(Null)11.1%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)11.1%	(Null)11.1%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)11.1%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)11.1%	(Null)11.1%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)11.1%	(Null)22.2%	(Null)11.1%
Total	1225.3	146	259.2	256.2	282.2	164	117.6	937.9	121.9	209.5	198.7	214.1	116.8	77	134.1	9.2	22.9	26.4	29.3	21.5	24.8	113	10.3	19	24.1	29.6	19.5	10.6	40.3	4.6	7.8	7	9.3	6.3	5.2
HDB Dwellings1/	981.1	117.3	214.6	211.3	227.3	123.9	86.7	736.3	97.4	172.7	161.9	168.6	84.9	50.7	130.7	8.8	22.5	25.7	28.6	21	24.1	91.1	8.8	15.6	19.6	24.1	14.7	8.3	23	2.3	3.7	4.1	6	3.4	3.6
1- And 2-Room Flats2/	68.8	24.8	22.8	10.7	5.2	2.7	2.5	41	18.7	14.9	4.9	1.5	0.8	0.3	19.5	3.2	5.6	4.3	2.8	1.5	2.1	7.5	2.4	2.2	1.5	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.8	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.1	na	0.1
3-Room Flats	223.4	50.3	63.9	49.2	35.6	16.1	8.2	169.5	43.1	51.3	36.8	24.8	9.8	3.7	28.2	3.7	7.1	6.1	4.9	3.3	3	20.6	3.1	4.7	4.9	4.5	2.4	1.1	5.1	0.5	0.8	1.3	1.5	0.5	0.4
4-Room Flats	392.3	29.1	81.2	91.7	102.6	53.3	34.5	297	24.9	67	72.4	75.7	36.7	20.4	51.8	1.4	7.2	10.2	13.7	9.4	9.9	33.9	2.2	5.4	7.4	10.5	5.6	2.8	9.6	0.6	1.6	1.7	2.6	1.6	1.5
5-Room And Executive Flats	295.8	13	46.4	59.5	83.7	51.7	41.4	228	10.7	39.3	47.6	66.5	37.6	26.3	31.1	0.5	2.6	5.1	7.2	6.7	9.1	29.1	1.1	3.4	5.8	8.2	6.2	4.3	7.6	0.7	1.1	1	1.8	1.3	1.6
Condominiums And Other Apartments	170.8	24.6	34.3	31.9	40.1	25.9	13.9	139	20.7	27.5	25.9	33	20	11.8	2.5	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	16.6	1.3	2.7	3.4	4.4	3.6	1.1	12.8	2.3	3.8	2.1	2.1	1.8	0.7
Landed Properties	69.2	2.9	9.6	12.2	14	13.9	16.7	58.9	2.6	8.5	10.3	11.7	11.6	14.1	1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	na	0.5	4.9	na	0.7	1	1	1.1	1.1	4.4	0.1	0.3	0.7	1.2	1.1	1
Others	4.2	1.2	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.3	0.3	3.8	1.1	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.2	0.3	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	0.3	0.1	na	0.1	0.1	0.1	na	0.1	na	na	0.1	na	na	na

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Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
Thousands	Thousands	Text	Thousands	-
(Total) Total	Total_Total	Numeric	Thousands	-
(Total) 1 Person	Total_1Person	Numeric	Thousands	-
(Total) 2 Persons	Total_2Persons	Numeric	Thousands	-
(Total) 3 Persons	Total_3Persons	Numeric	Thousands	-
(Total) 4 Persons	Total_4Persons	Numeric	Thousands	-
(Total) 5 Persons	Total_5Persons	Numeric	Thousands	-
(Total) 6 Or More Persons	Total_6OrMorePersons	Numeric	Thousands	-
(Chinese) Total	Chinese_Total	Numeric	Thousands	-
(Chinese) 1 Person	Chinese_1Person	Numeric	Thousands	-

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2023). Resident Households by Type of Dwelling, Household Size and Ethnic Group of Head of Household (General Household Survey 2015) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 10, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_1e5429ac896a0dfccecf007a8a03a646/view

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