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Resident Students Aged 5 Years and Over by Planning Area of Residence and Usual Mode of Transport to School (Census of Population 2020)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 30/06/2026

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2020

Footnotes: Notes: Planning areas refer to areas demarcated in the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s Master Plan 2019.Data exclude students who were overseas for more than 6 months.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17589

Last updated 2 days ago (7 Sep 2026)

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ResidentStudentsAged5YearsandOverbyPlanningAreaofResidenceandUsualModeofTransporttoSchoolCensusofPopulation2020.csv (32 rows, 3 KB)

Number
Text
Total
Numeric
Public Bus Only
Numeric
Rail (MRT/LRT) Only
Numeric
Rail (MRT/LRT) & Public Bus Only
Numeric
Combination of Rail (MRT/LRT) and/or Public Bus, with Other Modes
Text
Taxi/Private Hire Car Only
Text
Car Only
Numeric
Private Chartered Bus/Van Only
Numeric
Lorry/Pickup Only
Text
Motorcycle/Scooter Only
Text
Others
Text
No Transport Required
Numeric
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)3.1%
(Null)3.1%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)25.0%
(Null)15.6%
(Null)3.1%
(Null)0.0%
Total7152091570025468517121879464806964984404696431345866169044
Ang Mo Kio2455967401453557817811030951527271112075535
Bedok4366798372484944776445881283615-635728299
Bishan1536928371345403115311830739313719542771
Bukit Batok2727173121915652825314134441800120100935566
Bukit Merah2201753211794490026121328672221-80564303
Bukit Panjang2731963402438664831510231591342461291436659
Bukit Timah1669825471011240611923456971872-71332672
Choa Chu Kang38478650036901265938420131191982773351709361
Clementi1574743685762958170128299013631652723054
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_9eaccc6cc0f257cfd74d5c1ceb0fb663"
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 Students Aged 5 Years and Over by Planning Area of Residence and Usual Mode of Transport to School (Census of Population 2020) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_9eaccc6cc0f257cfd74d5c1ceb0fb663/view

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Created on

22 Oct 2024

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SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)