by Andrea Ong
HOUSEHOLDS here have grown smaller over the last decade, while
the proportion of families and individuals who now live in
condominiums and private flats has nearly doubled in the same
period.
These trends were revealed in the latest Census 2010 data on
households and housing released on Tuesday.
And the picture it presented showed that the family unit here
has shrunk and grown older - but is generally more affluent
compared to 11 years ago.
According to the Census, there were 1.15 million resident
households - Singaporeans and permanent residents - last year, a 25
per cent increase from 2000.
The average household size last year was 3.5 people, a drop from
3.7 in 2000.
Data showed that households comprising three or fewer family
members made up more than half the total resident households here
last year - an increase from 44.5 per cent in 2000.
