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Economy

Resident Households by Age Group of Head of Household & Household Living Arrangement, Ethnic Group and Sex of Head of Household (Census of Population 2000)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 09/07/2026

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2000

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/9046

Last updated 18 days ago (22 Aug 2026)

Data explorer

ResidentHouseholdsbyAgeGroupofHeadofHouseholdHouseholdLivingArrangementEthnicGroupandSexofHeadofHouseholdCensusofPopulation2000.csv (30 rows, 4.1 KB)

Number
Text
(Total) Total
Numeric
(Total) Males
Numeric
(Total) Females
Numeric
(Chinese) Total
Numeric
(Chinese) Males
Numeric
(Chinese) Females
Numeric
(Malays) Total
Numeric
(Malays) Males
Numeric
(Malays) Females
Numeric
(Indians) Total
Numeric
(Indians) Males
Numeric
(Indians) Females
Numeric
(Others) Total
Numeric
(Others) Males
Numeric
(Others) Females
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%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
Total915090753552161538720848590239130609108634922521638172933607931214112674102682406
Married Couple-Based With Children5871455639422320345511843661218506791697639027794603144389164168286551277
Married Couple-Based Without Children111481103932754890078841125966991291487649291860768521992065134
Lone Parent83347235855976265739191624657710209278174286340135849821059284775
One-Person7538937563378266333430902324324647219124575744350722371664964700
Others577292453133198465801945127128469617422954552829332595925405520
Head of Household Aged Below 35 Years140024122612174121046269125513371207121831823941271711431128619691608360
Married Couple-Based With Children723266904232844959547216237914899142556447069683623376473628
Married Couple-Based Without Children3977538163161233081317491332273926391003413326614754250933
Lone Parent77273737399051732624254917317479846953003941286662
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_b526f7a938b44b1bf256a4b0703db5a6"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2026). Resident Households by Age Group of Head of Household & Household Living Arrangement, Ethnic Group and Sex of Head of Household (Census of Population 2000) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_b526f7a938b44b1bf256a4b0703db5a6/view

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Created on

22 Jul 2026

Licence

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

Agency

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)