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Economy

Resident Households by Type of Dwelling, Ethnic Group of Head of Household and Tenancy (Census of Population 2000)

Last updated: 22 Jun 2025, 23:00 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 01/04/2016

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2000

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/9036

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ResidentHouseholdsbyTypeofDwellingEthnicGroupofHeadofHouseholdandTenancyCensusofPopulation2000.csv (12 rows, 2.1 KB)

Number
Text
(Total) Total
Numeric
(Total) Owner
Numeric
(Total) Tenant
Numeric
(Total) Others
Numeric
(Chinese) Total
Numeric
(Chinese) Owner
Numeric
(Chinese) Tenant
Numeric
(Chinese) Others
Numeric
(Malays) Total
Numeric
(Malays) Owner
Numeric
(Malays) Tenant
Numeric
(Malays) Others
Text
(Indians) Total
Numeric
(Indians) Owner
Numeric
(Indians) Tenant
Numeric
(Indians) Others
Numeric
(Others) Total
Numeric
(Others) Owner
Text
(Others) Tenant
Numeric
(Others) Others
Text
(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)8.3%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)8.3%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)8.3%
Total91509084164963393100487208486675304499583241086341014676507660729336276094896841267498922403380
HDB Dwellings^8049737495314940260406244625841993522650381068821002256122535653075756773593828322754169685
1- And 2-Room Flats#45573879236458322320466486253152467069131157154359248805015285341154135
3-Room Flats23567022653467752360184824177628525419423082730295330202178111655910701822208205312234
4-Room Flats30258229653640002046232237227490302717204458344333472032322522267859100253724476623
5-Room And Executive Flats215467212294192112521705661680061478108324219241023087178491742934971283327586411
Condominiums And Other Apartments59496480919365204151448436666199158391755529271418023551666158295115151208229
Landed Properties463484163030981620410033737622281399794671844031792747318115137183646966
Bungalows7553666949938464645891245328797010na577500453243320920025
Semi-Detached Bungalows162211464910445271439613212749436244197291911219741113645926715636

Column legend

Title
Column name
Data type
Unit of measure
Description
NumberNumberTextNumber-
(Total) TotalTotal_TotalNumericNumber-
(Total) OwnerTotal_OwnerNumericNumber-
(Total) TenantTotal_TenantNumericNumber-
(Total) OthersTotal_OthersNumericNumber-
(Chinese) TotalChinese_TotalNumericNumber-
(Chinese) OwnerChinese_OwnerNumericNumber-
(Chinese) TenantChinese_TenantNumericNumber-
(Chinese) OthersChinese_OthersNumericNumber-
(Malays) TotalMalays_TotalNumericNumber-
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Sample OpenAPI query

This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the data catalogue of this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the API documentation. Try it out on your browser to see the response schema.

import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_db508815adc112fc474dc9d1871d82f7"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Resident Households by Type of Dwelling, Ethnic Group of Head of Household and Tenancy (Census of Population 2000) (2025) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved July 2, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_db508815adc112fc474dc9d1871d82f7/view

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Created on

26 Oct 2024

Licence

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

Agency

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)