Resident Households by Household Structure and Occupation of Head of Household (General Household Survey 2015)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 12 records. Fields include Thousands, Total, Legislators, Senior Officials & Managers, Professionals (11 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-03.
Description
General Household Survey 2015 table of Singapore resident households by household structure and occupation of the head of household, in thousands. Working heads only; non-working heads are excluded. Sociologists and housing analysts link family living arrangements to the occupational profile of household heads. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/8250.
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/8250
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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 |
| No Family Nucleus | 136.500000 | 24.000000 | 26.400000 | 20.300000 | 16.200000 | 17.600000 | 5.300000 | 9.200000 | 16.800000 | 0.800000 |
| One Person | 96.300000 | 16.800000 | 18.800000 | 14.700000 | 11.700000 | 11.700000 | 3.700000 | 6.400000 | 11.800000 | 0.600000 |
| Two Or More Persons | 40.300000 | 7.100000 | 7.600000 | 5.600000 | 4.500000 | 5.800000 | 1.600000 | 2.800000 | 5.000000 | 0.200000 |
| One Family Nucleus | 770.900000 | 185.700000 | 141.600000 | 133.700000 | 52.800000 | 73.200000 | 46.100000 | 83.400000 | 47.000000 | 7.300000 |
| One Generation | 119.600000 | 24.900000 | 29.100000 | 19.200000 | 6.700000 | 11.900000 | 5.900000 | 12.700000 | 8.400000 | 0.800000 |
| Two Generations | 590.600000 | 146.800000 | 101.800000 | 102.300000 | 41.300000 | 56.400000 | 36.100000 | 64.400000 | 35.900000 | 5.600000 |
| Three Or More Generations | 60.600000 | 14.000000 | 10.700000 | 12.100000 | 4.900000 | 4.900000 | 4.100000 | 6.300000 | 2.800000 | 0.900000 |
| Two Family Nuclei | 54.100000 | 12.500000 | 8.300000 | 9.900000 | 3.800000 | 5.200000 | 3.800000 | 6.500000 | 3.100000 | 0.900000 |
| One Or Two Generations | 13.400000 | 2.700000 | 1.800000 | 2.700000 | 1.100000 | 1.200000 | 1.200000 | 1.700000 | 0.700000 | 0.300000 |
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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 |