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Economy

Resident Households by Age Group of Household Reference Person & Household Living Arrangement and Occupation of Household Reference Person (Census of Population 2020)

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 30/06/2026

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2020

Footnotes: Notes: Data exclude household reference persons who were not employed. 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 household reference person, to provide a more holistic view of household living arrangements.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17490

Last updated 3 days ago (6 Sep 2026)

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ResidentHouseholdsbyAgeGroupofHouseholdReferencePersonHouseholdLivingArrangementandOccupationofHouseholdReferencePersonCensusofPopulation2020.csv (30 rows, 3.1 KB)

Number
Text
Total
Numeric
Legislators, Senior Officials & Managers
Numeric
Professionals
Numeric
Associate Professionals & Technicians
Numeric
Clerical Support Workers
Numeric
Service & Sales Workers
Numeric
Craftsmen & Related Trades Workers
Numeric
Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers
Numeric
Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers
Numeric
Others1/
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%
Total106248622473423721419224568591103977431951083597370510467
Married Couple-Based With Children59687414679313213310861727173478932834971891270836942
Married Couple-Based Without Children158817301263759527341805816294690216963138271710
Lone Parent9277413029142811681913617149682213660510764478
One-Person14668924006378432689012923164563771900814983810
Others6733210779153621257868198366196038937048526
Household Reference Persons Aged Below 35 Years1215371626847616307776416101351499430618452675
Married Couple-Based With Children47989682415215126932545481283929399191204
Married Couple-Based Without Children31440481913883763911361950347729206732
Lone Parent702057817641959907113247166366101
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_f9118616b8d54229a8779dae5c010ee9"
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 Household Reference Person & Household Living Arrangement and Occupation of Household Reference Person (Census of Population 2020) (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_f9118616b8d54229a8779dae5c010ee9/view

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Created on

06 Jul 2026

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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)