Resident Households by Household Size, Ethnic Group and Sex of Head of Household (General Household Survey 2015)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 7 records. Fields include Thousands, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (16 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-03.
Description
General Household Survey 2015 counts (in thousands) of Singapore resident households by household size, cross-tabulated with ethnic group and sex of the household head. Columns cover Chinese, Malay, Indian, and Other groups with male and female heads. Demographers study household size patterns across ethnic headship at the 2015 benchmark. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/8258.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 09/03/2016 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: General Household Survey 2015 Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8258
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- Rows
- 7
- Columns
- 16
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Thousands | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (Chinese) Total | (Chinese) Males | (Chinese) Females | (Malays) Total | (Malays) Males | (Malays) Females | (Indians) Total | (Indians) Males |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1225.300000 | 917.100000 | 308.200000 | 937.900000 | 693.200000 | 244.700000 | 134.100000 | 101.600000 | 32.500000 | 113.000000 | 89.700000 |
| 1 Person | 146.000000 | 63.200000 | 82.900000 | 121.900000 | 50.700000 | 71.200000 | 9.200000 | 4.200000 | 5.000000 | 10.300000 | 5.500000 |
| 2 Persons | 259.200000 | 175.000000 | 84.200000 | 209.500000 | 140.400000 | 69.200000 | 22.900000 | 15.300000 | 7.500000 | 19.000000 | 13.100000 |
| 3 Persons | 256.200000 | 194.600000 | 61.600000 | 198.700000 | 152.000000 | 46.600000 | 26.400000 | 18.300000 | 8.100000 | 24.100000 | 18.400000 |
| 4 Persons | 282.200000 | 241.200000 | 41.000000 | 214.100000 | 182.500000 | 31.600000 | 29.300000 | 24.100000 | 5.100000 | 29.600000 | 26.500000 |
| 5 Persons | 164.000000 | 142.300000 | 21.800000 | 116.800000 | 101.600000 | 15.200000 | 21.500000 | 18.500000 | 3.000000 | 19.500000 | 16.900000 |
| 6 Or More Persons | 117.600000 | 100.900000 | 16.700000 | 77.000000 | 66.100000 | 10.900000 | 24.800000 | 21.100000 | 3.700000 | 10.600000 | 9.400000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Thousands | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Chinese) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Chinese) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Chinese) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Malays) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Malays) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Malays) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Indians) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Indians) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Indians) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Others) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Others) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Others) Females | Numeric | No |