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Economy

Resident Households by Household Size and Age Group of Head of Household (General Household Survey 2005)

Last updated: 19 May 2026, 21:01 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 28/03/2016

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: General Household Survey 2005

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8718

Data explorer

ResidentHouseholdsbyHouseholdSizeandAgeGroupofHeadofHouseholdGeneralHouseholdSurvey2005.csv (7 rows, 970 B)

Number Text	Total Numeric	Below 25 Years Numeric	25 - 29 Years Numeric	30 - 34 Years Numeric	35 - 39 Years Numeric	40 - 44 Years Numeric	45 - 49 Years Numeric	50 - 54 Years Numeric	55 - 59 Years Numeric	60 - 64 Years Numeric	65 - 69 Years Numeric	70 - 74 Years Numeric	75 Years & Over 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%
Total	1024458	6076	38230	93954	132071	160615	158518	140070	108878	62323	49248	35782	38693
1 Person	103271	2034	6284	7418	11386	14028	13663	12005	9931	6510	6827	5526	7659
2 Persons	191200	1510	15320	27182	21076	18842	19022	17692	17144	14121	13437	11944	13908
3 Persons	206034	1208	8220	23099	25287	25989	24787	25729	24745	16634	13556	8622	8158
4 Persons	247337	794	4483	17824	32938	42375	44310	41747	30722	13678	8684	5394	4389
5 Persons	163055	247	2232	11014	23798	33554	33859	26672	16873	6648	3785	2157	2216
6 Or More Persons	113561	284	1689	7417	17585	25826	22877	16225	9463	4732	2960	2140	2362

Column legend

Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
Number	Number	Text	Number	-
Total	Total	Numeric	Number	-
Below 25 Years	Below25Years	Numeric	Number	-
25 - 29 Years	25_29Years	Numeric	Number	-
30 - 34 Years	30_34Years	Numeric	Number	-
35 - 39 Years	35_39Years	Numeric	Number	-
40 - 44 Years	40_44Years	Numeric	Number	-
45 - 49 Years	45_49Years	Numeric	Number	-
50 - 54 Years	50_54Years	Numeric	Number	-
55 - 59 Years	55_59Years	Numeric	Number	-

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Sample OpenAPI query

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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_36ee50f00cda7f5243d58f4c0aae1c66"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Resident Households by Household Size and Age Group of Head of Household (General Household Survey 2005) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved June 2, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_36ee50f00cda7f5243d58f4c0aae1c66/view

About this dataset

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Created on

24 Oct 2024

Licence

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

Agency

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)