Kallang area profile

Overview

Kallang is a long, mixed planning area on the eastern edge of the city. Its northern end takes in Farrer Park, Boon Keng and Bendemeer; the middle includes Lavender, Kolam Ayer and the Geylang Bahru estates; and the south reaches the Sports Hub at Stadium, the Kallang Basin and the waterfront condominiums of Tanjong Rhu. URA places it in the Central Region, with a land area of 8.58 square kilometres. SingStat counted 102,550 residents in June 2026.

Who lives here

Kallang's population is older than the national picture. In June 2026, 24.6% of residents were 65 or over, about 25,270 people, while children under 15 made up 10.8%. Nationally the two shares were 19.5% and 13.3%. About 5,840 residents were 80 or older.

Homes and dwelling types

About three in four residents lived in HDB flats in June 2026. The flat stock is older and smaller than in the newer towns: more than 10,600 people lived in 1- and 2-room flats and about 23,500 in 3-room flats. Condominiums and other apartments housed 22% of residents, and landed homes only about 1%.

Residents by type of dwelling, June 2026 (SingStat). Shares are our arithmetic; “–” means nil or negligible.

HDB reports resale medians for a town called Kallang/Whampoa, which also covers Whampoa in the neighbouring Novena planning area. In the third quarter of 2026 its medians were S$425,500 for a 3-room flat, S$878,000 for a 4-room flat and S$955,000 for a 5-room flat. See HDB medians by town for how to read them.

Getting around

LTA's exit data puts ten stations inside Kallang, more than most residential planning areas.

The East-West Line serves Lavender and Kallang, the North East Line serves Boon Keng and Farrer Park, the Downtown Line serves Bendemeer and Geylang Bahru, and Stadium is on the Circle Line. The Thomson-East Coast Line stations at Tanjong Rhu and Katong Park link the waterfront to Marina Bay and Orchard. Five of Little India station's exits are in neighbouring Rochor; one falls on Kallang's side of the boundary.

Schools

Six MOE schools fall inside the boundary. Bendemeer Primary, Farrer Park Primary and Hong Wen School, a Special Assistance Plan school, take primary pupils. At secondary level there are Bendemeer Secondary, Northlight School and Dunman High School, which offers the Integrated Programme through to JC2 and is also a Special Assistance Plan school.

Hawker centres

NEA lists seven hawker centres and markets. Golden Mile Food Centre on Beach Road is the largest, with 112 cooked-food stalls. Bendemeer (Block 29 Bendemeer Road) has 88, Upper Boon Keng (Block 17) has 84 and Geylang Bahru (Block 69) has 78. Pek Kio at Cambridge Road, North Bridge Road Market and the Jalan Batu centre round out the list.

Parks

NParks lists 11 green spaces, most of them small. Kallang Riverside Park follows the river near the basin, and Pek Kio Park, Cambridge Park, City Green and Kampong Glam Park serve the denser neighbourhoods.

Healthcare

Kallang Polyclinic, run by NHG Polyclinics, is at 701 Serangoon Road. KK Women's and Children's Hospital, at 100 Bukit Timah Road, is also inside the planning area. MOH's June 2024 CHAS list has 37 clinics in Kallang.

Community facilities

The June 2024 People's Association list names eight community clubs in Kallang, among them Geylang West, Jalan Besar, Kallang, Kampong Glam, Katong, Kolam Ayer, Mountbatten and Pek Kio, plus a PAssion WaVe sea sports club at Marina Bay. SportSG lists Jalan Besar Sport Centre, Kallang Basin Swimming Complex, Kallang Sport Centre and St. Wilfred Sport Centre. NLB lists no public library inside the boundary.

New launches in Kallang

Nearby planning areas

Next to Kallang on URA's map: Novena, Geylang, Toa Payoh, Newton, Marine Parade (full guide), Marina East, Downtown Core (full guide), Rochor (full guide).

Every planning area has a page on our neighbourhoods index.

Sources

1. URA, Master Plan 2025 Planning Area Boundary (No Sea), data.gov.sg (updated 27 February 2026)
2. LTA, MRT Station Exit (GEOJSON), data.gov.sg (updated 18 October 2026)
3. LTA, Train Station Chinese Names (station codes and lines), data.gov.sg; LTA rail system map
4. MOE, General information of schools (2026), data.gov.sg (updated 17 April 2026)
5. NEA, Hawker Centres (GEOJSON), data.gov.sg (updated 14 November 2026), checked against NEA's list of hawker centres (17 August 2026)
6. People's Association, Community Clubs, data.gov.sg (list dated June 2024)
7. NParks, Parks, data.gov.sg (updated 14 November 2026)
8. MOH, CHAS Clinics, data.gov.sg (list dated June 2024)
9. SportSG, Sport Facilities (GEOJSON), data.gov.sg (updated 13 November 2025)
10. SingStat, Resident Population by Planning Area/Subzone, Age Group and Type of Dwelling, June 2026 (released 25 September 2026), singstat.gov.sg
11. HDB, 3rd Quarter 2026 Public Housing Data, Annex C: Median Resale Prices by Town and Flat Type (23 October 2026), hdb.gov.sg
12. SLA, OneMap search (venue addresses and locations)
13. ECDA, Pre-Schools Location (list dated June 2024) and Kindergartens (updated April 2026), data.gov.sg
14. NHG Polyclinics, SingHealth Polyclinics and National University Polyclinics: lists of polyclinics (November 2026)

Facts checked on 15 November 2026. See our editorial policy.

Last updated 15 November 2026