Resident Households by Household Structure and Predominant Household Language (General Household Survey 2015)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 10 records. Fields include Thousands, Total, English, Mandarin (14 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-03.
Description
General Household Survey 2015 counts of resident households in Singapore, in thousands, cross-tabulated by household structure and the predominant language spoken at home. Language columns cover English, Mandarin, Chinese dialects with a breakdown into Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese and others, Malay, Indian languages including Tamil, and other languages. Data exclude one-person households and households comprising only unrelated persons. Sociolinguists and demographers use the table to study language shift across family types such as nuclear and multi-generation households. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/8609.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 23/03/2016 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: General Household Survey 2015 Footnotes: Note: Data exclude one-person households and households comprising only unrelated persons. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8609
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1059.200000 | 388.200000 | 363.000000 | 139.900000 | 64.3 | 28.200000 | 38.3 | 9.1 | 106.800000 | 50.900000 | 37.700000 |
| No Family Nucleus | 40.900000 | 11.000000 | 9.200000 | 14.200000 | 6 | 3.200000 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 4.100000 | 1.700000 | 1.500000 |
| One Family Nucleus | 946.100000 | 356.300000 | 326.600000 | 116.500000 | 54 | 23.300000 | 31.6 | 7.5 | 90.900000 | 46.300000 | 33.900000 |
| One Generation | 170.500000 | 56.200000 | 56.300000 | 37.100000 | 17.3 | 7.400000 | 10.3 | 2.1 | 12.200000 | 7.200000 | 5.100000 |
| Two Generations | 704.900000 | 272.700000 | 245.800000 | 72.800000 | 33.3 | 14.800000 | 19.6 | 5.1 | 70.100000 | 36.200000 | 26.500000 |
| Three Or More Generations | 70.700000 | 27.400000 | 24.500000 | 6.600000 | 3.4 | 1.200000 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 8.600000 | 2.900000 | 2.300000 |
| Two Family Nuclei | 69.400000 | 20.000000 | 26.200000 | 9.000000 | 4.3 | 1.500000 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 11.100000 | 2.800000 | 2.200000 |
| One Or Two Generations | 17.400000 | 4.300000 | 6.200000 | 2.900000 | 1.6 | 0.500000 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.100000 | 0.700000 | 0.600000 |
| Three Or More Generations | 52.100000 | 15.700000 | 19.900000 | 6.100000 | 2.7 | 1.100000 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 8.100000 | 2.100000 | 1.700000 |
| Three Or More Family Nuclei | 2.800000 | 0.900000 | 1.000000 | 0.200000 | na | 0.200000 | na | na | 0.600000 | 0.100000 | 0.100000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Thousands | Text | No |
| Total | Numeric | No |
| English | Numeric | No |
| Mandarin | Numeric | No |
| Chinese Dialects- Total | Numeric | No |
| Chinese Dialects- Hokkien | Text | No |
| Chinese Dialects- Teochew | Numeric | No |
| Chinese Dialects- Cantonese | Text | No |
| Chinese Dialects- Other Chinese Dialects | Text | No |
| Malay | Numeric | No |
| Indian Languages- Total | Numeric | No |
| Indian Languages- Tamil | Numeric | No |
| Indian Languages- Other Indian Languages | Text | No |
| Others | Numeric | No |