Resident Households by Age Group of Head of Household & Household Living Arrangement and Occupation of Head of Household (General Household Survey 2015)
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Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 30/06/2026 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: General Household Survey 2015 Footnotes: Notes: Data exclude heads who were not working. 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 head of household, to provide a more holistic view of household living arrangements. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8251
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Thousands | Total | Legislators, Senior Officials & Managers | Professionals | Associate Professionals & Technicians | Clerical Support Workers | Service & Sales Workers | Craftsmen & Related Trades Workers | Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers | Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers | Others1/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 963.600000 | 222.700000 | 176.5 | 164.300000 | 73.000000 | 96.200000 | 55.3 | 99.300000 | 67.2 | 9 |
| Married Couple-Based With Children | 597.200000 | 156.000000 | 108 | 107.000000 | 32.800000 | 49.000000 | 39.8 | 69.000000 | 28.4 | 7.1 |
| Married Couple-Based Without Children | 134.800000 | 28.200000 | 31.4 | 22.100000 | 8.200000 | 13.500000 | 6.7 | 14.300000 | 9.5 | 0.9 |
| Lone Parent | 83.000000 | 11.500000 | 9 | 13.400000 | 13.500000 | 14.300000 | 3.3 | 5.900000 | 11.8 | 0.2 |
| One-Person | 96.300000 | 16.800000 | 18.8 | 14.700000 | 11.700000 | 11.700000 | 3.7 | 6.400000 | 11.8 | 0.6 |
| Others | 52.300000 | 10.100000 | 9.3 | 7.000000 | 6.700000 | 7.700000 | 1.9 | 3.600000 | 5.7 | 0.2 |
| Head of Household Aged Below 35 Years | 93.500000 | 16.800000 | 32 | 23.600000 | 5.300000 | 7.200000 | 2 | 3.100000 | 1.4 | 2 |
| Married Couple-Based With Children | 46.100000 | 8.000000 | 13.7 | 12.800000 | 2.300000 | 3.500000 | 1.5 | 2.000000 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Married Couple-Based Without Children | 26.500000 | 5.500000 | 10.9 | 6.100000 | 1.100000 | 1.500000 | 0.3 | 0.600000 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Lone Parent | 5.100000 | 0.600000 | 0.9 | 1.400000 | 0.500000 | 1.000000 | 0.2 | 0.200000 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| One-Person | 8.300000 | 1.500000 | 3.6 | 2.000000 | 0.600000 | 0.500000 | - | 0.100000 | - | - |
| Others | 7.500000 | 1.200000 | 2.9 | 1.300000 | 0.800000 | 0.700000 | 0.1 | 0.200000 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Head of Household Aged 35-49 Years | 401.600000 | 112.600000 | 99.5 | 76.900000 | 26.700000 | 29.700000 | 17.9 | 23.000000 | 11 | 4.4 |
| Married Couple-Based With Children | 270.000000 | 81.900000 | 67 | 51.000000 | 13.000000 | 16.400000 | 14 | 17.700000 | 5.3 | 3.6 |
| Married Couple-Based Without Children | 43.500000 | 10.400000 | 14.1 | 9.000000 | 1.800000 | 3.300000 | 1.7 | 2.100000 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Lone Parent | 32.600000 | 5.800000 | 4.7 | 6.800000 | 5.600000 | 4.900000 | 0.8 | 1.500000 | 2.5 | - |
| One-Person | 36.600000 | 9.700000 | 10 | 6.400000 | 4.100000 | 2.600000 | 1.1 | 0.900000 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| Others | 18.900000 | 4.800000 | 3.8 | 3.600000 | 2.200000 | 2.300000 | 0.4 | 0.700000 | 1.1 | - |
| Head of Household Aged 50-64 Years | 396.600000 | 83.100000 | 40.3 | 58.200000 | 35.700000 | 47.800000 | 30.6 | 62.500000 | 36.2 | 2.2 |
| Married Couple-Based With Children | 249.800000 | 60.900000 | 24.9 | 40.200000 | 15.300000 | 24.600000 | 22 | 43.700000 | 16.2 | 1.8 |
| Married Couple-Based Without Children | 44.900000 | 9.000000 | 5 | 5.500000 | 4.000000 | 5.800000 | 3.3 | 8.100000 | 4.1 | 0.1 |
| Lone Parent | 39.900000 | 4.800000 | 3.4 | 5.200000 | 6.900000 | 7.200000 | 2 | 3.700000 | 6.7 | 0.1 |
| One-Person | 40.700000 | 5.100000 | 4.6 | 5.500000 | 6.300000 | 6.300000 | 1.9 | 4.600000 | 6.2 | 0.1 |
| Others | 21.300000 | 3.300000 | 2.4 | 1.800000 | 3.200000 | 3.800000 | 1.3 | 2.400000 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Head of Household Aged 65 Years & Over | 71.800000 | 10.200000 | 4.7 | 5.700000 | 5.400000 | 11.600000 | 4.7 | 10.600000 | 18.6 | 0.4 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Thousands | Text | No |
| Total | Numeric | No |
| Legislators, Senior Officials & Managers | Numeric | No |
| Professionals | Text | No |
| Associate Professionals & Technicians | Numeric | No |
| Clerical Support Workers | Numeric | No |
| Service & Sales Workers | Numeric | No |
| Craftsmen & Related Trades Workers | Text | No |
| Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers | Numeric | No |
| Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers | Text | No |
| Others1/ | Text | No |