Resident Households by Household Size and Occupation of Head of Household (General Household Survey 2015)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 7 records. Fields include Thousands, Total, Legislators, Senior Officials & Managers, Professionals (11 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-03.
Description
General Household Survey 2015 counts (in thousands) of Singapore resident households by household size and occupation of the household head, excluding non-working heads. Occupation columns span managers through cleaners and related workers. Demographers link household size with head’s occupation at the 2015 benchmark. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/8260.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 09/03/2016 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: General Household Survey 2015 Footnotes: Note: Data exclude heads who were not working. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8260
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- Rows
- 7
- Columns
- 11
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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 | 176.500000 | 164.300000 | 73.000000 | 96.200000 | 55.300000 | 99.300000 | 67.200000 | 9.000000 |
| 1 Person | 96.300000 | 16.800000 | 18.800000 | 14.700000 | 11.700000 | 11.700000 | 3.700000 | 6.400000 | 11.800000 | 0.600000 |
| 2 Persons | 177.000000 | 32.000000 | 36.000000 | 26.400000 | 16.200000 | 22.100000 | 7.900000 | 16.600000 | 18.500000 | 1.200000 |
| 3 Persons | 199.800000 | 39.100000 | 34.900000 | 35.700000 | 15.800000 | 22.500000 | 12.000000 | 22.900000 | 15.500000 | 1.200000 |
| 4 Persons | 243.300000 | 62.500000 | 43.000000 | 44.000000 | 15.800000 | 21.100000 | 15.800000 | 26.500000 | 11.600000 | 2.900000 |
| 5 Persons | 145.900000 | 41.900000 | 25.800000 | 25.500000 | 8.000000 | 10.500000 | 9.900000 | 16.800000 | 5.600000 | 2.000000 |
| 6 Or More Persons | 101.300000 | 30.300000 | 18.000000 | 17.900000 | 5.500000 | 8.300000 | 6.000000 | 10.100000 | 4.100000 | 1.100000 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Thousands | Text | No |
| Total | Numeric | No |
| Legislators, Senior Officials & Managers | Numeric | No |
| Professionals | Numeric | No |
| Associate Professionals & Technicians | Numeric | No |
| Clerical Support Workers | Numeric | No |
| Service & Sales Workers | Numeric | No |
| Craftsmen & Related Trades Workers | Numeric | No |
| Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers | Numeric | No |
| Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers | Numeric | No |
| Others1/ | Numeric | No |