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Economy

Resident Households by Age Group of Head of Household & Household Living Arrangement and Highest Qualification Attained of Head of Household (Census of Population 2000)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 09/07/2026

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2000

Footnotes: Notes: Data exclude heads who were students. 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/9047

Last updated 18 days ago (22 Aug 2026)

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ResidentHouseholdsbyAgeGroupofHeadofHouseholdHouseholdLivingArrangementandHighestQualificationAttainedofHeadofHouseholdCensusofPopulation2000.csv (30 rows, 2.7 KB)

Number
Text
Total
Numeric
No Qualification
Numeric
Primary
Numeric
Lower Secondary
Numeric
Secondary
Numeric
Upper Secondary
Numeric
Polytechnic
Numeric
Other Diploma
Numeric
University
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%
Total913524173485120346114961220926816254538044557112245
Married Couple-Based With Children58673085302804928052315276656744311572826771479
Married Couple-Based Without Children1111191949811664104732259498578506659621930
Lone Parent8321330307119429193179035478164332613488
One-Person750352159783708128155415472236438459718
Others574261678178786645121224073171025875630
Head of Household Aged Below 35 Years1390055170728611520352231762216200994336041
Married Couple-Based With Children721662969451671182087595367784433115037
Married Couple-Based Without Children3952278912091962783949625870329113601
Lone Parent766559574994522321024647584890
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_4382decdc4e0a611ecee29e1ed9bbdbc"
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 Highest Qualification Attained of Head of Household (Census of Population 2000) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_4382decdc4e0a611ecee29e1ed9bbdbc/view

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Created on

22 Jul 2026

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SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)