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Economy

Resident Households by Age Group of Head of Household & Household Living Arrangement, Ethnic Group and Sex 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: Note: 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/8716

Last updated 27 days ago (19 Aug 2026)

Updated every 10 years

Data explorer

ResidentHouseholdsbyAgeGroupofHeadofHouseholdHouseholdLivingArrangementEthnicGroupandSexofHeadofHouseholdGeneralHouseholdSurvey2005.csv (30 rows, 4.1 KB)

Number
Text
(Total) Total
Numeric
(Total) Males
Numeric
(Total) Females
Numeric
(Chinese) Total
Numeric
(Chinese) Males
Numeric
(Chinese) Females
Numeric
(Malays) Total
Numeric
(Malays) Males
Numeric
(Malays) Females
Numeric
(Indians) Total
Numeric
(Indians) Males
Numeric
(Indians) Females
Numeric
(Others) Total
Numeric
(Others) Males
Numeric
(Others) Females
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%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
Total1024458824127200330799335637358161977117467975531991586276719281434821380172884091
Married Couple-Based With Children624491590635338564777864497282805881409781443265542445225719871105210507545
Married Couple-Based Without Children1362741259171035711033210180485281127210365907109821030567736873443245
Lone Parent92824273416548472565221405042512282343388486739146052791239307932
One-Person1032715151051762852714138043890671333433370804547253320324320611182
Others67597287243887353381223063107557912267352462653181308521599711189
Head of Household Aged Below 35 Years138260114278239821025168390818607173631451228511449812927157138832931952
Married Couple-Based With Children619275667852484246938438403210883101197657029677825115451344201
Married Couple-Based Without Children4044938160228932843309881856279926431554105386024570267032
Lone Parent87604027473460682849321818017391063804416388872265
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_235359b95f507f948036fe829fb7ee4c"
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, Ethnic Group and Sex of Head of Household (General Household Survey 2005) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 15, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_235359b95f507f948036fe829fb7ee4c/view

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Created on

19 Jul 2026

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Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

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SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)