Resident Households by Monthly Household Income from Work and Highest Qualification Attained of Head of Household (General Household Survey 2005)
Description
This General Household Survey 2005 table groups resident households by monthly income from work and the household head's highest qualification. Education categories range from no qualification to university. It supports analysis of the relationship between education and household income in Singapore, excluding student household heads and using revised income concepts that include employers' Additional MediSave Contributions.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 09/07/2026 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: General Household Survey 2005 Footnotes: Notes: Data exclude heads who were students. Data on income from work have been updated to include Additional MediSave Contributions from employers with the release of the Key Household Income Trends 2025 report in February 2026. For more information, you may refer to the Technical Note on Household Income (https://go.gov.sg/khit2025-tech-note) which explains the concepts and components of our household income coverage. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8729
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- Columns
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Number | Total | No Qualification | Primary | Lower Secondary | Secondary | Upper Secondary | Polytechnic | Other Diploma | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1022642.000000 | 155071.000000 | 120202.000000 | 127908.000000 | 223542.000000 | 98424.000000 | 67568.000000 | 48431.000000 | 181496.000000 |
| No Working Person | 101378.000000 | 39789.000000 | 14963.000000 | 12655.000000 | 15762.000000 | 5663.000000 | 1910.000000 | 3422.000000 | 7214.000000 |
| Below 1,000 | 43784.000000 | 15149.000000 | 9089.000000 | 6946.000000 | 7440.000000 | 1826.000000 | 727.000000 | 864.000000 | 1743.000000 |
| 1,000 - 1,499 | 53968.000000 | 13683.000000 | 11695.000000 | 10837.000000 | 11789.000000 | 3208.000000 | 867.000000 | 909.000000 | 982.000000 |
| 1,500 - 1,999 | 57492.000000 | 11758.000000 | 11612.000000 | 10675.000000 | 15013.000000 | 4432.000000 | 1305.000000 | 1346.000000 | 1351.000000 |
| 2,000 - 2,499 | 61645.000000 | 10183.000000 | 10826.000000 | 11488.000000 | 16853.000000 | 5282.000000 | 2267.000000 | 2173.000000 | 2575.000000 |
| 2,500 - 2,999 | 54591.000000 | 8716.000000 | 8866.000000 | 9587.000000 | 14834.000000 | 5952.000000 | 1889.000000 | 1871.000000 | 2875.000000 |
| 3,000 - 3,499 | 57908.000000 | 7478.000000 | 8158.000000 | 9547.000000 | 15991.000000 | 6490.000000 | 2931.000000 | 2262.000000 | 5052.000000 |
| 3,500 - 3,999 | 51468.000000 | 6920.000000 | 6377.000000 | 7676.000000 | 15183.000000 | 6016.000000 | 2849.000000 | 2437.000000 | 4010.000000 |
| 4,000 - 4,499 | 48915.000000 | 5670.000000 | 6444.000000 | 6890.000000 | 13345.000000 | 6008.000000 | 3423.000000 | 2160.000000 | 4976.000000 |
| 4,500 - 4,999 | 44456.000000 | 4948.000000 | 4705.000000 | 6167.000000 | 12476.000000 | 5426.000000 | 3491.000000 | 2373.000000 | 4870.000000 |
| 5,000 - 5,999 | 80730.000000 | 7819.000000 | 7741.000000 | 9902.000000 | 21244.000000 | 10595.000000 | 7507.000000 | 4320.000000 | 11602.000000 |
| 6,000 - 6,999 | 65692.000000 | 5859.000000 | 5645.000000 | 6518.000000 | 15613.000000 | 8620.000000 | 7141.000000 | 3953.000000 | 12344.000000 |
| 7,000 - 7,999 | 55058.000000 | 4144.000000 | 4008.000000 | 5158.000000 | 12572.000000 | 6545.000000 | 6794.000000 | 4131.000000 | 11707.000000 |
| 8,000 - 8,999 | 45573.000000 | 3182.000000 | 2776.000000 | 3796.000000 | 9822.000000 | 5138.000000 | 5327.000000 | 2874.000000 | 12658.000000 |
| 9,000 - 9,999 | 35181.000000 | 2566.000000 | 1926.000000 | 2650.000000 | 6229.000000 | 3905.000000 | 4039.000000 | 2169.000000 | 11697.000000 |
| 10,000 & Over | 164802.000000 | 7209.000000 | 5373.000000 | 7415.000000 | 19376.000000 | 13319.000000 | 15103.000000 | 11169.000000 | 85839.000000 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| Total | Numeric | No |
| No Qualification | Numeric | No |
| Primary | Numeric | No |
| Lower Secondary | Numeric | No |
| Secondary | Numeric | No |
| Upper Secondary | Numeric | No |
| Polytechnic | Numeric | No |
| Other Diploma | Numeric | No |
| University | Numeric | No |