Resident Households by Age Group of Head of Household & Household Living Arrangement and Predominant Household Language (General Household Survey 2015)
Official description
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 one-person households and households comprising only unrelated persons. 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/8610
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Data
| Thousands | Total | English | Mandarin | (Chinese Dialects) Total | (Chinese Dialects) Hokkien | (Chinese Dialects) Teochew | (Chinese Dialects) Cantonese | (Chinese Dialects) Other Chinese Dialects | Malay | (Indian Languages) Total | (Indian Languages) Tamil | (Indian Languages) Other Indian Languages | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1059.2 | 388.2 | 363 | 139.9 | 64.3 | 28.2 | 38.3 | 9.1 | 106.8 | 50.9 | 37.7 | 13.2 | 10.4 |
| Married Couple-Based With Children | 692.6 | 271.8 | 249.1 | 56.1 | 25.7 | 10.6 | 16.1 | 3.7 | 71.6 | 36.7 | 26.7 | 10.1 | 7.2 |
| Married Couple-Based Without Children | 190.5 | 61.6 | 62.8 | 40.7 | 19 | 8.2 | 11.2 | 2.3 | 15.5 | 8.2 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| Lone Parent | 118.8 | 36.7 | 36.3 | 26.7 | 12.9 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 14.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| One-Person | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Others | 57.3 | 18.2 | 14.8 | 16.4 | 6.7 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Head of Household Aged Below 35 Years | 87.5 | 33.8 | 32.3 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 11.7 | 4.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Married Couple-Based With Children | 48.5 | 17.2 | 17.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Married Couple-Based Without Children | 27.3 | 12 | 10.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Lone Parent | 5.8 | 2 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | - | - | - | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 |
| One-Person | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Others | 5.9 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Head of Household Aged 35-49 Years | 380.4 | 160.7 | 127.3 | 26.9 | 11.4 | 4 | 9.5 | 2.1 | 33.7 | 25.9 | 17.9 | 8 | 5.9 |
| Married Couple-Based With Children | 282 | 124.6 | 92.9 | 13.7 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 24.5 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4.3 |
| Married Couple-Based Without Children | 45.4 | 17 | 18.9 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2 | - | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1 |
| Lone Parent | 36.5 | 13.4 | 10.4 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| One-Person | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Others | 16.5 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Head of Household Aged 50-64 Years | 419 | 149.8 | 155.4 | 49 | 24.6 | 9.2 | 12.8 | 2.3 | 47.3 | 14.8 | 12.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| Married Couple-Based With Children | 288.1 | 108.9 | 114 | 20.5 | 10.1 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 32.9 | 9.9 | 7.9 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Married Couple-Based Without Children | 56.8 | 17.3 | 18.1 | 11.8 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Lone Parent | 51.8 | 16.6 | 17.4 | 9.6 | 4.8 | 2 | 2 | 0.7 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| One-Person | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Others | 22.4 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Head of Household Aged 65 Years & Over | 172.3 | 43.9 | 48 | 60.4 | 27 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 4.1 | 14.1 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Thousands | Text | No |
| Total | Text | No |
| English | Text | No |
| Mandarin | Text | No |
| (Chinese Dialects) Total | Text | No |
| (Chinese Dialects) Hokkien | Text | No |
| (Chinese Dialects) Teochew | Text | No |
| (Chinese Dialects) Cantonese | Text | No |
| (Chinese Dialects) Other Chinese Dialects | Text | No |
| Malay | Text | No |
| (Indian Languages) Total | Text | No |
| (Indian Languages) Tamil | Text | No |
| (Indian Languages) Other Indian Languages | Text | No |
| Others | Text | No |