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Economy

Resident Households by Age Group of Household Reference Person & Household Living Arrangement and Highest Qualification Attained of Household Reference Person (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: Data pertain to households with reference persons who were not attending educational institutions as full-time students and include those who were upgrading their qualifications through part-time courses. 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 household reference person, to provide a more holistic view of household living arrangements.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17489

Last updated 3 days ago (6 Sep 2026)

Data explorer

ResidentHouseholdsbyAgeGroupofHouseholdReferencePersonHouseholdLivingArrangementandHighestQualificationAttainedofHouseholdReferencePersonCensusofPopulation2020.csv (30 rows, 2.9 KB)

Number
Text
Total
Numeric
No Qualification
Numeric
Primary
Numeric
Lower Secondary
Numeric
Secondary
Numeric
Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)
Numeric
Polytechnic Diploma
Numeric
Professional Qualification and Other Diploma
Numeric
University
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%
Total13692681251867813112583223651114332011438995533450367
Married Couple-Based With Children690511386733362858681113907765046876145559254798
Married Couple-Based Without Children2299102613615118250413803921893177331491271036
Lone Parent12760814562933313344291921542988361111225800
One-Person2189913062013527193243680219962131351625969362
Others10224815194652594411857095315924769129371
Household Reference Persons Aged Below 35 Years1278364419652522860113325176001103573346
Married Couple-Based With Children504881634221203433379407996421624215
Married Couple-Based Without Children324028247366120424344511248721271
Lone Parent81095624641711271191131010102752
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_a3a085d01bc2348c1854eeafe19c0b9b"
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 Household Reference Person & Household Living Arrangement and Highest Qualification Attained of Household Reference Person (Census of Population 2020) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_a3a085d01bc2348c1854eeafe19c0b9b/view

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Created on

06 Jul 2026

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

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SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)