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Economy

Resident Households by Age Group of Head of Household & Household Living Arrangement and Household Size (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/8713

Last updated 27 days ago (19 Aug 2026)

Updated every 10 years

Data explorer

ResidentHouseholdsbyAgeGroupofHeadofHouseholdHouseholdLivingArrangementandHouseholdSizeGeneralHouseholdSurvey2005.csv (30 rows, 2.2 KB)

Number
Text
Total
Numeric
1 Person
Text
2 Persons
Text
3 Persons
Text
4 Persons
Text
5 Persons
Text
6 or More Persons
Text
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)66.7%
157366.7%
200126.7%
284466.7%
390786.7%
(Null)33.3%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)16.7%
(Null)16.7%
Total1024458103271191200206034247337163055113561
Married Couple-Based With Children624491--140646220270154372109203
Married Couple-Based Without Children136274-1100221762960661787769
Lone Parent92824-39655317381427447832374
One-Person103271103271-----
Others67597-4152216021672621131215
Head of Household Aged Below 35 Years13826015736440133252723101134939390
Married Couple-Based With Children61927--2219318798123838553
Married Couple-Based Without Children40449-3395141971641464197
Lone Parent8760-393230071237319265
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_d79b0f57225ea925f00833e6324efa3b"
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 Household Size (General Household Survey 2005) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 15, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_d79b0f57225ea925f00833e6324efa3b/view

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Created on

19 Jul 2026

Licence

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

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SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)