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Economy

Resident Households by Household Size and Floor Area of Residence (Census of Population 2020)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 18/06/2021

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2020

Footnotes: Note: Data exclude households without floor area information.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17497

Last updated 3 days ago (6 Sep 2026)

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ResidentHouseholdsbyHouseholdSizeandFloorAreaofResidenceCensusofPopulation2020.csv (9 rows, 979 B)

Number
Text
Total
Numeric
(Floor Area of Residence) ≤ 60 sq m
Numeric
(Floor Area of Residence) >60 to 80 sq m
Numeric
(Floor Area of Residence) >80 to 100 sq m
Numeric
(Floor Area of Residence) >100 to 120 sq m
Numeric
(Floor Area of Residence) >120 sq m
Numeric
Number of Persons in Households
Numeric
Mean Floor Area per Person (sq m)
Numeric
Median Floor Area per Person (sq m)
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%
Total136689113143722117633477334696833253644023054233
1 Person21799754286589834669833219248122179978375
2 Persons30833541073664078108368058517146166704746
3 Persons27969418493467257453976573633658390823534
4 Persons27516295862896272490853467877811006472826
5 Persons1630534584128463637449881593688152662522
6 Persons74826191649751577221857303064489532219
7 Persons30456916151153218341143672131922117
8 or More Persons173695847692497369398261504982115
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_46ff0d0429b30ac8d76d6778df32eb84"
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. (2024). Resident Households by Household Size and Floor Area of Residence (Census of Population 2020) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 10, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_46ff0d0429b30ac8d76d6778df32eb84/view

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Created on

22 Oct 2024

Licence

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

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SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)