KEY INDICATORS OF RESIDENT HOUSEHOLDS

Total
2000
2010

Chinese
2000
2010

Malays
2000
2010

Indians
2000
2010

Others
2000

Households and Housing

Resident Households ('000)

915.1 1,145.9

720.8

876.5

108.6

121.4

72.9

107.5

12.7

Household Size (%)

1 Person
2 Persons
3 Persons
4 Persons
5 Persons
6 or More Persons

100.0
8.2
17.2
19.1
25.5
17.9
12.0

100.0
12.2
18.8
20.2
23.0
14.7
11.1

100.0
8.8
17.7
19.5
26.0
17.2
10.7

100.0
13.0
19.8
20.8
23.2
13.7
9.5

100.0
4.3
12.5
16.8
23.2
22.7
20.5

100.0
6.5
13.1
16.2
21.2
20.0
23.1

100.0
7.9
17.8
19.0
24.9
17.9
12.4

100.0
10.3
16.4
21.0
25.7
16.1
10.5

100.0
13.1
21.9
18.9
21.7
13.7
10.7

3.7

3.5

3.6

3.4

4.2

4.2

3.7

3.6

3.4

100.0
12.4
87.6
74.2
11.8
36.6
19.5
6.4
13.3

100.0
17.1
82.9
69.8
7.2
28.8
25.7
7.9
13.2

100.0
13.1
86.9
73.5
11.0
35.6
20.4
6.5
13.3

100.0
18.0
82.0
68.6
6.2
26.8
26.8
8.8
13.4

100.0
6.6
93.4
79.6
15.7
42.5
16.2
5.3
13.8

100.0
9.7
90.3
74.9
8.3
33.6
27.3
5.6
15.4

100.0
13.1
86.9
73.8
14.0
38.6
15.1
6.1
13.1

100.0
14.8
85.2
74.7
12.2
37.6
19.8
5.1
10.5

100.0
18.6
81.4
70.0
10.0
33.1
19.5
7.4
11.4

92.0

87.2

92.6

89.9

93.4

89.6

86.1

77.3

78.0

Households Living In (%)

HDB Dwellings1
1- & 2-Room Flats
3-Room Flats
4-Room Flats
5-Room & Executive Flats
Condominium & Private Flats
Landed Properties
Others2

100.0
87.7
5.0
25.8
33.1
23.5
6.3
5.1
1.0

100.0
82.4
4.6
20.0
31.9
25.6
11.2
5.7
0.7

100.0
86.4
4.4
25.6
32.2
23.7
6.9
5.7
1.0

100.0
81.3
4.1
19.9
31.2
25.7
11.7
6.3
0.7

100.0
98.2
6.5
28.4
41.0
22.3
0.8
0.7
0.3

100.0
96.8
8.7
22.0
39.2
26.9
1.9
0.9
0.4

100.0
89.1
8.1
24.4
31.8
24.5
5.2
4.4
1.3

100.0
82.7
4.9
21.0
32.0
24.6
11.9
4.4
1.0

100.0
64.1
4.2
17.4
20.0
22.4
22.3
10.8
2.7

Monthly Household Income from Work ($)

Average
Median

4,988
3,638

7,214
5,000

5,258
3,880

7,326
5,100

3,151
2,709

4,575
3,844

4,623
3,438

7,664
5,370

7,446
4,870

Average Household Size (Persons)

Household Living Arrangement (%)
No Family Nucleus
With Family Nucleus
Couple-Based Households
Head Aged Below 35 Years
Head Aged 35 - 49 Years
Head Aged 50 - 64 Years
Head Aged 65 Years & Over
Non-Couple-Based Households
Home Ownership (%)

1 'HDB Dwellings' includes other HDB dwellings.

2 'Others' includes other public flats, non-HDB shophouses and attap/zinc-roofed houses.

Others
2010

40.5
100.0
17.4
18.6
16.0
18.9
16.4
12.7
3.4
100.0
26.2
73.8
66.0
12.8
36.3
13.6
3.3
7.8
47.3
100.0
62.1
2.1
14.4
23.7
21.5
27.4
9.1
1.4

11,518
7,432

76.49%

9.48%

10.59%

6.36%

9.38%

1.11%

3.53%

0.00%