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Resident Households by Household Living Arrangement and Household Size (General Household Survey 2005)

Description

This dataset presents information on resident households in Singapore classified by household living arrangement and household size, based on the General Household Survey 2005. It supports analysis of how resident households were organised and how many people lived in them during the 2005 survey period, with household living arrangement and household size serving as the key analytical dimensions. The metadata identifies Singapore as the geographic context and the Singapore Department of Statistics as the publisher. The dataset is a historical survey-based reference rather than a continuously updated annual series: it was last updated on 28 March 2016 and is listed with a 10-year update frequency. Researchers, students, journalists, policy analysts and data users may use it to investigate household structure, compare household-size patterns within the survey framework, support historical studies of Singapore living arrangements, or locate official statistics for demographic and social research. It may also be relevant to searches for Singapore resident household size data, household living arrangement statistics, General Household Survey 2005 results, and SingStat household composition tables.

Official description

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 28/03/2016 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: General Household Survey 2005 Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8713

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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.

Data

Number Total 1 Person 2 Persons 3 Persons 4 Persons 5 Persons 6 Or More Persons
Total 1024458.000000 103271 191200 206034.000000 247337.000000 163055.000000 113561
Couple-Based Households 739962.000000 na 110022 151213.000000 220443.000000 152409.000000 105875
Young Couples 96840.000000 na 33951 24058.000000 18693.000000 12024.000000 8115
No Children In Household 42025.000000 na 33951 4052.000000 2720.000000 885.000000 417
With Youngest Child Below 12 Years 54354.000000 na na 19788.000000 15833.000000 11064.000000 7669
With Youngest Child Aged 12 Years And Over 276.000000 na na 76.000000 109.000000 62.000000 29
Others 184.000000 na na 141.000000 31.000000 13.000000 na
Middle-Aged Couples 343391.000000 na 29745 54429.000000 108897.000000 86739.000000 63580
No Children In Household 39165.000000 na 29745 5889.000000 2592.000000 602.000000 337
With Youngest Child Below 12 Years 225634.000000 na na 33590.000000 72266.000000 66152.000000 53625
With Youngest Child Aged 12 - 15 Years 47954.000000 na na 7576.000000 20055.000000 13424.000000 6898
With Youngest Child Aged 16 Years And Over 29262.000000 na na 6785.000000 13599.000000 6365.000000 2513
Others 1376.000000 na na 590.000000 385.000000 195.000000 206
Mature Couples 229033.000000 na 23941 50493.000000 78515.000000 47394.000000 28690
No Children In Household 28464.000000 na 23941 3179.000000 907.000000 325.000000 112
With Youngest Child Below 12 Years 21765.000000 na na 3443.000000 6369.000000 5803.000000 6149
With Youngest Child Aged 12 - 15 Years 31068.000000 na na 3706.000000 10717.000000 9984.000000 6661
With Youngest Child Aged 16 Years And Over 143410.000000 na na 37669.000000 59472.000000 30828.000000 15442
Others 4325.000000 na na 2495.000000 1050.000000 454.000000 325
Elderly Couples 70699.000000 na 22386 22234.000000 14338.000000 6252.000000 5490
No Children In Household 26168.000000 na 22386 3053.000000 486.000000 168.000000 76
With Youngest Child Below 16 Years 718.000000 na na 150.000000 257.000000 204.000000 106
With Youngest Child Aged 16 Years And Over 41520.000000 na na 17610.000000 13096.000000 5776.000000 5038
Others 2292.000000 na na 1420.000000 499.000000 103.000000 270
Other Family-Based Households 135279.000000 na 47979 46352.000000 23881.000000 9917.000000 7149

Columns

Column Type Categorical
Number Text No
Total Numeric No
1 Person Text Yes
2 Persons Text No
3 Persons Numeric No
4 Persons Numeric No
5 Persons Numeric No
6 Or More Persons Text No