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Economy

Resident Households by Household Living Arrangement and Per Capita Monthly Household Income from Work (General Household Survey 2005)

Last updated: 19 Dec 2025, 22:01 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 28/03/2016

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: General Household Survey 2005

Footnotes: Household income from work includes employer CPF contributions.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8740

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_43e23f6c3dd58c348869bfd732b2e939"
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 Household Living Arrangement and Per Capita Monthly Household Income from Work (General Household Survey 2005) (2025) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved December 26, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_43e23f6c3dd58c348869bfd732b2e939/view

About this dataset

Contact

feedback@data.gov.sg

Created on

24 Oct 2024

Licence

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

Agency

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

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Economy

Resident Households by Household Living Arrangement and Per Capita Monthly Household Income from Work (General Household Survey 2005)

Last updated: 19 Dec 2025, 22:01 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 28/03/2016

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: General Household Survey 2005

Footnotes: Household income from work includes employer CPF contributions.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8740

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Data explorer

ResidentHouseholdsbyHouseholdLivingArrangementandPerCapitaMonthlyHouseholdIncomefromWorkGeneralHouseholdSurvey2005.csv (26 rows, 2.8 KB)

Number Text	Total Numeric	No Working Person Text	Below $250 Text	$250 - $499 Text	$500 - $749 Numeric	$750 - $999 Text	$1,000 - $1,499 Numeric	$1,500 - $1,999 Numeric	$2,000 - $2,499 Text	$2,500 - $2,999 Text	$3,000 & Over Text
(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)3.8%	(Null)7.7%	(Null)3.8%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)3.8%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)3.8%	(Null)7.7%	(Null)3.8%
Total	1024458	102361	26536	85066	106616	100723	174736	122587	85657	56628	163546
Couple-Based Households	739962	45153	19276	65527	82320	78169	134777	94427	64587	42095	113631
Young Couples	96840	872	960	3800	6022	6514	14661	12929	11773	9632	29676
No Children In Household	42025	286	63	180	667	1016	3000	3791	5234	5269	22517
With Youngest Child Below 12 Years	54354	561	896	3607	5246	5445	11548	9065	6491	4351	7143
With Youngest Child Aged 12 Years And Over	276	26	na	13	80	52	68	25	na	13	na
Others	184	na	na	na	29	na	45	48	47	na	16
Middle-Aged Couples	343391	6624	9764	36070	44544	40122	64173	42293	28192	17883	53726
No Children In Household	39165	831	296	889	2091	2427	5021	4718	3960	3271	15661
With Youngest Child Below 12 Years	225634	4101	7073	25815	30817	26479	42854	27878	18689	11584	30343

Column legend

Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
Number	Number	Text	Number	-
Total	Total	Numeric	Number	-
No Working Person	NoWorkingPerson	Text	Number	-
Below $250	Below_250	Text	Number	-
$250 - $499	250_499	Text	Number	-
$500 - $749	500_749	Numeric	Number	-
$750 - $999	750_999	Text	Number	-
$1,000 - $1,499	1_000_1_499	Numeric	Number	-
$1,500 - $1,999	1_500_1_999	Numeric	Number	-
$2,000 - $2,499	2_000_2_499	Text	Number	-

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