When people compare neighbourhoods, they often start with price or distance to the city. A more revealing first measure is simpler: what kind of homes do the people in an area actually live in? Every year SingStat publishes the number of residents in each URA planning area by type of dwelling. The latest release, for June 2026, published on 25 September 2026, lets us compare every populated planning area on an equal footing.
The figures count residents, meaning Singapore citizens and permanent residents, not households or dwellings. A large family in a 5-room flat counts five times; a couple in a condominium counts twice. That makes the shares a good guide to who lives where, rather than to how many units of each type exist.
Singapore as a whole
Across Singapore, 75.5% of residents lived in HDB flats in June 2026, 17.8% in condominiums and other apartments, 5.8% in landed homes and under 1% in other dwellings (our arithmetic on SingStat's published totals). Within the HDB share, the 4-room flat was the most common home, with about 1.36 million residents, followed by 5-room and executive flats with about 1.08 million.
Every populated planning area
The table lists each planning area with at least 1,000 residents, grouped by URA region. Shares are our arithmetic on SingStat's rounded figures; a dash means nil or negligible. Areas with fewer residents, such as the catchments, islands and industrial areas, each have their own page on our neighbourhoods index.
| Planning area | URA region | Residents | HDB flats | Condos and apartments | Landed homes | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishan | Central | 87,810 | 65% | 23% | 11% | 1% |
| Bukit Merah | Central | 144,690 | 84% | 14% | 0% | 1% |
| Bukit Timah | Central | 86,720 | 8% | 53% | 39% | 1% |
| Downtown Core | Central | 6,230 | 9% | 86% | – | 5% |
| Geylang | Central | 121,350 | 72% | 22% | 5% | 2% |
| Kallang | Central | 102,550 | 75% | 22% | 1% | 2% |
| Marine Parade | Central | 48,490 | 37% | 44% | 19% | 1% |
| Newton | Central | 10,390 | – | 90% | 6% | 4% |
| Novena | Central | 53,930 | 38% | 46% | 15% | 2% |
| Orchard | Central | 1,550 | – | 94% | – | 6% |
| Outram | Central | 17,010 | 86% | 11% | – | 3% |
| Queenstown | Central | 101,970 | 75% | 20% | 3% | 2% |
| River Valley | Central | 13,350 | – | 94% | 6% | 1% |
| Rochor | Central | 12,640 | 70% | 24% | 1% | 5% |
| Singapore River | Central | 4,770 | – | 97% | – | 3% |
| Southern Islands | Central | 2,840 | – | 77% | 21% | 1% |
| Tanglin | Central | 25,190 | 2% | 81% | 17% | 1% |
| Toa Payoh | Central | 148,940 | 82% | 14% | 4% | 1% |
| Bukit Batok | West | 165,680 | 77% | 19% | 3% | 1% |
| Bukit Panjang | West | 135,110 | 82% | 15% | 2% | 0% |
| Choa Chu Kang | West | 185,520 | 86% | 13% | 1% | 0% |
| Clementi | West | 104,350 | 67% | 26% | 5% | 1% |
| Jurong East | West | 72,160 | 91% | 8% | – | 1% |
| Jurong West | West | 250,890 | 91% | 7% | 2% | 0% |
| Tengah | West | 34,340 | 94% | 6% | – | 0% |
| Ang Mo Kio | North-East | 159,330 | 79% | 10% | 10% | 1% |
| Hougang | North-East | 226,100 | 72% | 17% | 10% | 2% |
| Punggol | North-East | 204,490 | 87% | 12% | 0% | 0% |
| Sengkang | North-East | 265,830 | 84% | 16% | 1% | 0% |
| Serangoon | North-East | 115,860 | 50% | 18% | 31% | 1% |
| Bedok | East | 272,120 | 60% | 23% | 16% | 1% |
| Changi | East | 1,950 | 16% | 1% | 17% | 66% |
| Pasir Ris | East | 145,050 | 67% | 28% | 5% | 1% |
| Tampines | East | 296,060 | 85% | 13% | 1% | 1% |
| Mandai | North | 2,030 | – | 62% | 35% | 3% |
| Sembawang | North | 115,270 | 82% | 14% | 4% | 1% |
| Woodlands | North | 255,280 | 92% | 7% | 0% | 1% |
| Yishun | North | 231,030 | 87% | 10% | 2% | 0% |
What stands out
The most HDB-heavy areas are in the west and north. Tengah, Singapore's newest HDB town, had 94% of its residents in HDB flats, followed by Woodlands at 92% and Jurong West and Jurong East at 91%. These are towns where the flat type and the remaining lease matter more than the choice between HDB and private.
A central belt is almost entirely private. River Valley and Newton had no residents in HDB flats at all, and Tanglin under 2%. In River Valley, 94% of residents lived in condominiums and other apartments, the highest share of any planning area with more than 10,000 people.
Landed housing is concentrated. Bukit Timah had the highest landed share, about 39% of residents, followed by Serangoon at about 31% and Marine Parade at about 19%. In absolute numbers, Bedok had the most residents in landed homes, about 42,440, ahead of Serangoon and Bukit Timah.
Some areas are genuinely mixed. Marine Parade, Novena, Serangoon and Bukit Timah are the four planning areas with more than 40,000 residents where more people lived in private homes than in HDB flats. Bedok, the second most populous planning area, had 60% in HDB flats and the largest number of residents in condominiums of any area.
Inside the HDB share: flat sizes
The HDB figure hides large differences in flat size, and SingStat's table breaks it down:
- Older central towns have more small flats. Bukit Merah had about 16,400 residents in 1- and 2-room flats, more than any other planning area, and Ang Mo Kio had about 51,610 in 3-room flats, the largest number and share of any area.
- Newer and western towns lean to large flats. In Pasir Ris, about 97% of residents in HDB flats lived in 4-room, 5-room or executive flats, followed by Choa Chu Kang, Bishan and Sengkang.
- The 1- and 2-room category includes studios. SingStat notes that it covers HDB studio apartments and Community Care Apartments, which helps explain sizeable numbers in some new towns, such as Tengah and Punggol.
Why the mix matters
The housing mix shapes daily life in practical ways. Areas with a high HDB share are usually planned around town centres, hawker centres, polyclinics and community clubs, while private-housing areas tend to have fewer of those facilities and more reliance on cars or neighbouring towns. The mix also decides which official price figures exist: HDB publishes resale medians by town and flat type only where there are enough transactions, which is why private-heavy areas such as Bukit Timah or Marine Parade often show no median. Our HDB resale medians by town explains those gaps.
For foreign buyers, the private share matters for a different reason: condominium units can generally be bought without approval, while landed homes are restricted. Our guide to what foreigners can buy sets out the rules.
How to use the figures
- Read residents, not households. These are people counts, so they lean towards larger homes and larger families.
- Check the date. These are end-June 2026 figures on URA's Master Plan 2025 boundaries; earlier years used older boundaries, so comparisons over time need care.
- Use the area page. Each planning area's page on this site shows its full table of residents by type of dwelling, including each flat size.
Frequently asked questions
Which planning area has the highest share of HDB residents?
Tengah, with about 94% of its residents in HDB flats in June 2026.
Which planning areas have no HDB flats?
Among areas with more than 1,000 residents, Newton, River Valley, Orchard, the Singapore River area, the Southern Islands and Mandai had no residents in HDB flats on SingStat's June 2026 count.
Where do most people in landed homes live?
Bedok had the largest number of residents in landed homes in June 2026, and Bukit Timah the highest share.
Is this the same as the Census?
No. The Census of Population 2020 counted households by dwelling type; these annual figures count residents and are newer.
Sources
- Singapore Department of Statistics, Resident Population by Planning Area/Subzone, Age Group and Type of Dwelling, June 2026 (released 25 September 2026).
- URA, Master Plan 2025 Planning Area Boundary (No Sea), data.gov.sg.
- HDB, 3rd Quarter 2026 Public Housing Data, Annex C (23 October 2026).