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Economy

Resident Households by Household Living Arrangement and Highest Qualification Attained of Head of Household (Census of Population 2010)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 22/03/2016

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2010

Footnotes: Note: Data exclude heads who were students.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8557

Last updated 2 months ago (17 Jun 2026)

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ResidentHouseholdsbyHouseholdLivingArrangementandHighestQualificationAttainedofHeadofHouseholdCensusofPopulation2010.csv (22 rows, 2.3 KB)

Number
Text
Total
Numeric
No Qualification
Numeric
Primary
Text
Lower Secondary
Numeric
Secondary
Numeric
Post-Secondary (Non-Tertiary)
Numeric
Polytechnic
Numeric
Professional Qualification And Other Diploma
Numeric
University
Numeric
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)4.5%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
Total1142295170620868121356312189921123828138466065270408
Couple-Based Households798312916655986298268153387835896349945347202696
Head Aged Below 35 Years8223346091526009518864812656629141146
No Children In Household3515656161764300325055413260720648
With Youngest Child Below 12 Years468613987541803644761127224367220451
With Youngest Child Aged 12 Years And Over2166na336831191348
Head Aged 35 - 49 Years33014215268148893006860765386073332821712115504
No Children In Household44374180116053504718248534495377017164
With Youngest Child Below 12 Years20945675707258150523460824751232451391383058
With Youngest Child Aged 12 - 15 Years480643141324066541171155704137264710966
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_dc25d08b4531d445ec1450d5a7a354a4"
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. (2024). Resident Households by Household Living Arrangement and Highest Qualification Attained of Head of Household (Census of Population 2010) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 10, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_dc25d08b4531d445ec1450d5a7a354a4/view

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Created on

24 Oct 2024

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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)