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Resident Households by Predominant Household Language and Occupation of Household Reference Person (Census of Population 2020)

Last updated: 06 Dec 2025, 21:01 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 18/06/2021

Update Frequency: 10 years

Survey period: Census of Population 2020

Footnotes: Note: Data exclude one-person households, households comprising only unrelated persons and households with household reference persons who were not employed. Predominant household language refers to the language or dialect spoken by the majority of household members to other members (excluding domestic workers and unrelated persons), taking into account the reported language most frequently spoken and language second most frequently spoken (new in 2020) at home for each household member.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17525