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Economy

Resident Households by Household Living Arrangement and Occupation of Head of Household (General Household Survey 2005)

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

Footnotes: Note: Data exclude heads who were not working.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8717

Last updated 2 months ago (19 Jun 2026)

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ResidentHouseholdsbyHouseholdLivingArrangementandOccupationofHeadofHouseholdGeneralHouseholdSurvey2005.csv (26 rows, 2.9 KB)

Number
Text
Total
Numeric
Senior Officials & Managers
Text
Professionals
Text
Associate Professionals & Technicians
Numeric
Clerical Workers
Text
Service & Sales Workers
Text
Agricultural & Fishery Workers
Text
Production Craftsmen & Related Workers
Numeric
Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers
Text
Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers
Text
Workers Not Classifiable By Occupation
Text
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)3.8%
(Null)3.8%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)7.7%
(Null)3.8%
(Null)26.9%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)3.8%
(Null)3.8%
(Null)23.1%
Total7897151441609295212634566024106535865791391155214747210702
Couple-Based Households603914123609723059395038016740937516842296155272149398
Young Couples9316712693230292318458149846257112627812393944
No Children In Household404085280118141145420273537na227316992122111
With Youngest Child Below 12 Years523507397111711164937876201254738454810011833
With Youngest Child Aged 12 Years And Over238na1336na108na54na26na
Others172163145nanana4832nana
Middle-Aged Couples32256972994399525099019355355083843870549389107044590
No Children In Household362227291607265232370397951373345881223393
With Youngest Child Below 12 Years2142585082429598358401217621384219250363020559063071
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_4afc4232baea74fdf1536d20e4851953"
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 Living Arrangement and Occupation of Head of Household (General Household Survey 2005) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 10, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_4afc4232baea74fdf1536d20e4851953/view

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Created on

24 Oct 2024

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