Proportion of one-person homes up amid shrinking household sizes: HDB survey

Proportion of one-person homes up amid shrinking household sizes: HDB survey


Among other findings, more families have chosen to live near each other.

About 64.5 per cent of younger married residents lived with or near their parents, up from 57.4 per cent in 2018.

In a press release, HDB noted that living in proximity facilitated more frequent family interactions and support, citing how about three in four of younger married residents who lived nearby visited their parents at least once a week. In comparison, less than half in the same group who lived elsewhere in Singapore did so.

“Living close also enabled them to rely more on their parents for physical and emotional support,” said HDB.



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