Resident Households by Predominant Household Language and Occupation of Head of Household (General Household Survey 2015)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 13 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 of Singapore resident households by predominant household language and occupation of the household head. The table excludes one-person households, households composed only of unrelated persons, and households with non-working heads. Demographers can compare language use across occupational groups. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/9139.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 21/04/2016 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: General Household Survey 2015 Footnotes: Note: Data exclude one-person households, households comprising only unrelated persons and households with non-working heads. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/9139
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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 | 854.900000 | 203.200000 | 154.800000 | 147.700000 | 60.6 | 82.700000 | 51.200000 | 92.1 | 54.100000 | 8.4 |
| English | 326.500000 | 110.400000 | 80.500000 | 59.000000 | 21.6 | 20.600000 | 8.200000 | 15.8 | 5.400000 | 4.8 |
| Mandarin | 303.500000 | 62.500000 | 45.900000 | 52.000000 | 20.1 | 31.300000 | 25.200000 | 43.1 | 20.700000 | 2.7 |
| Chinese Dialects | 85.000000 | 13.800000 | 7.500000 | 11.000000 | 7.3 | 10.700000 | 7.300000 | 12.9 | 14.100000 | 0.3 |
| Hokkien | 39.900000 | 5.200000 | 1.900000 | 4.200000 | 3 | 5.300000 | 3.700000 | 7.8 | 8.400000 | 0.2 |
| Teochew | 15.500000 | 2.100000 | 0.900000 | 1.700000 | 1.6 | 2.300000 | 1.500000 | 2.6 | 2.700000 | na |
| Cantonese | 24.600000 | 5.500000 | 3.300000 | 4.300000 | 2.1 | 2.800000 | 1.800000 | 2 | 2.700000 | 0.1 |
| Other Chinese Dialects | 5.100000 | 0.900000 | 1.300000 | 0.800000 | 0.6 | 0.400000 | 0.300000 | 0.5 | 0.300000 | na |
| Malay | 85.800000 | 3.100000 | 4.600000 | 16.800000 | 9.5 | 14.700000 | 8.300000 | 17.1 | 11.200000 | 0.5 |
| Indian Languages | 44.300000 | 10.700000 | 11.700000 | 7.300000 | 1.8 | 5.000000 | 2.000000 | 3.1 | 2.600000 | na |
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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 | Text | No |
| Service & Sales Workers | Numeric | No |
| Craftsmen & Related Trades Workers | Numeric | No |
| Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers | Text | No |
| Cleaners, Labourers & Related Workers | Numeric | No |
| Others1/ | Text | No |