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Economy

Resident Households by Age Group of Head of Household & Household Living Arrangement and Occupation 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: Note: 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/9048

Last updated 18 days ago (22 Aug 2026)

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ResidentHouseholdsbyAgeGroupofHeadofHouseholdHouseholdLivingArrangementandOccupationofHeadofHouseholdCensusofPopulation2000.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)13.3%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)23.3%
Total71268014419963100118805542798514481673532113886503938528
Married Couple-Based With Children493502111420385488004529260553116405749987553270776149
Married Couple-Based Without Children8362216265132281772950908770577081925645241621
Lone Parent486835099243571697962860152279369757384214
One-Person501187247538780076666677919363155886470323
Others367554168350258555301568347252845144937221
Head of Household Aged Below 35 Years132786229942314032911106051264733109291250636553367
Married Couple-Based With Children694341310594301602849776737147094822121421685
Married Couple-Based Without Children384406610908310897202830365254923616511221
Lone Parent67867215541628130210035352723384114
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_4493c5cb0a2d279d08d1ec5cd5e29498"
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 (Census of Population 2000) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_4493c5cb0a2d279d08d1ec5cd5e29498/view

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Created on

22 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)