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Economy

Resident Households by Age Group of Head of Household & Household Living Arrangement and Highest Qualification Attained of Head of Household (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: Notes: Data exclude heads who were students. 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/8715

Last updated 27 days ago (19 Aug 2026)

Updated every 10 years

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ResidentHouseholdsbyAgeGroupofHeadofHouseholdHouseholdLivingArrangementandHighestQualificationAttainedofHeadofHouseholdGeneralHouseholdSurvey2005.csv (30 rows, 2.8 KB)

Number
Text
Total
Numeric
No Qualification
Numeric
Primary
Numeric
Lower Secondary
Numeric
Secondary
Numeric
Upper Secondary
Numeric
Polytechnic
Numeric
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%
Total1022642155071120202127908223542984246756848431181496
Married Couple-Based With Children624006685687393183987146901659364392528936111821
Married Couple-Based Without Children135902213541339913151238131146211855730833560
Lone Parent92660259881241611780204807836327538837001
One-Person1028002448211739109711911077164965495418863
Others6727514679871880181323754743548334910250
Head of Household Aged Below 35 Years137141180737507140253421631720977988851921
Married Couple-Based With Children617531111194337211372386678866418919534
Married Couple-Based Without Children401821406471164558943547154273718395
Lone Parent86462254379852154125410627531777
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dataset_id = "d_c8a7c339610368cf2cf619e4f5cac27d"
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 Highest Qualification Attained of Head of Household (General Household Survey 2005) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 15, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_c8a7c339610368cf2cf619e4f5cac27d/view

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Created on

19 Jul 2026

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