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Economy

Resident Households by Age Group of Head of Household & Household Living Arrangement and Type of Dwelling (General Household Survey 2005)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 09/07/2026

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: General Household Survey 2005

Footnotes: Note: 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/8714

Last updated 27 days ago (19 Aug 2026)

Updated every 10 years

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ResidentHouseholdsbyAgeGroupofHeadofHouseholdHouseholdLivingArrangementandTypeofDwellingGeneralHouseholdSurvey2005.csv (30 rows, 2.9 KB)

Number
Text
Total
Numeric
(HDB Dwellings) Total*
Numeric
(HDB Dwellings) 1- and 2-Room Flats^
Numeric
(HDB Dwellings) 3-Room Flats
Numeric
(HDB Dwellings) 4-Room Flats
Numeric
(HDB Dwellings) 5-Room and Executive Flats
Numeric
Condominiums and Other Apartments
Numeric
Landed Properties
Numeric
Others
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%
Total102445886505344460211606333171272961100093555313781
Married Couple-Based With Children62449152320859508716122527620275859925399771381
Married Couple-Based Without Children1362741159705780320444081737055141015673531
Lone Parent9282485008764628499326811597542433305269
One-Person1032718443217032437941579776211473729241179
Others675975643680522010818599955170873653421
Head of Household Aged Below 35 Years1382601194633151226494965443942164902007300
Married Couple-Based With Children619275681679286742566721670438967744
Married Couple-Based Without Children404493618937651571426616362388233344
Lone Parent8760816592826043298130947810216
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_5b4b310fa9ae2318ef16591a020d4a86"
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 Type of Dwelling (General Household Survey 2005) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 15, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_5b4b310fa9ae2318ef16591a020d4a86/view

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Created on

19 Jul 2026

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