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Economy

Resident Households by Type of Dwelling, Household Size and Tenancy (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

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17472

Last updated 1 day ago (5 Sep 2026)

Data explorer

ResidentHouseholdsbyTypeofDwellingHouseholdSizeandTenancyCensusofPopulation2020.csv (12 rows, 3.1 KB)

Number
Text
(Total) Total
Numeric
(Total) Owner-Occupied
Numeric
(Total) Rented
Numeric
(Total) Others
Numeric
(1 Person) Total
Numeric
(1 Person) Owner-Occupied
Numeric
(1 Person) Rented
Numeric
(1 Person) Others
Numeric
(2 Persons) Total
Numeric
(2 Persons) Owner-Occupied
Numeric
(2 Persons) Rented
Numeric
(2 Persons) Others
Numeric
(3 Persons) Total
Numeric
(3 Persons) Owner-Occupied
Numeric
(3 Persons) Rented
Numeric
(3 Persons) Others
Text
(4 Persons) Total
Numeric
(4 Persons) Owner-Occupied
Numeric
(4 Persons) Rented
Numeric
(4 Persons) Others
Text
(5 Persons) Total
Numeric
(5 Persons) Owner-Occupied
Numeric
(5 Persons) Rented
Numeric
(5 Persons) Others
Text
(6 or More Persons) Total
Numeric
(6 or More Persons) Owner-Occupied
Numeric
(6 or More Persons) Rented
Numeric
(6 or More Persons) Others
Text
(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%
(Null)8.3%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)8.3%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)8.3%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)25.0%
Total1372559120603015212314407220270155239587036327309754266809393913555280544257975208441724275594259105151801310163466152115104199321229311147867587558
HDB Dwellings10800889636411088487598177492127245462903957255105223495297691841229542213863148398392147532051339174446118034112696497536385162812103801151
1- and 2-Room Flats1/888143355654980278370371724319559236284431095817443431204533758670-562910114618-31716652506-24893042184-
3-Room Flats242388224715154512222642335618968861159726966819639855155094948382231824932029304091427192141261342159710883568118238-
4-Room Flats434277408046232922938516313747712644151097417913185382717100417978702193354979299620515631605099550029836130358883514767368
5-Room and Executive Flats3146092973251512521592459116336720210535654953024295856766131642361658237791677750815659449743485811036125384293764070583
Condominiums and Other Apartments220102179647355144942367762476210134188044484349168389117939277334935075709471754147551225773262627861438837719765171402406219
Landed Properties6842561029577616204184262112223419133793673745911145102896871691348612377829280125851143596718317893163711334188
Bungalows89307693922315421292814867351574831341114715242162514641124916271424192113243285031282
Semi-Detached Bungalows206831842417315281087658292137285224822371333268303119642414437363288037893379339705543513834065
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_477f87b373df8660ee05d9e82d5f4bcf"
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 Type of Dwelling, Household Size and Tenancy (Census of Population 2020) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 7, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_477f87b373df8660ee05d9e82d5f4bcf/view

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Created on

22 Oct 2024

Licence

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

Agency

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)