HDB 1 & 2-room increase from 45,600 to 68,800?

September 27, 2016

I refer to the Department of Statistics’ Population Trends 2016 report released on 27 September 2016.

Increase in 1 & 2-room households?

The number of HDB 1 and 2-room resident households has increased gradually from 45,600 in 2000 to 68,800 in 2016.

Increase in percentage of 1 & 2-room households?

HDB 1 and 2-room resident households as a percentage of total HDB households has also increased from 5.7 per cent (45,600 divided by 805,000) in 2000 to 7 per cent (68,800 divided by 981,100) in 2016.

These numbers indicate … ?

What do the above indicate or what do they mean?

What do you think?

Leong Sze Hian

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Leong

Leong Sze Hian has served as the president of 4 professional bodies, honorary consul of 2 countries, an alumnus of Harvard University, authored 4 books, quoted over 1500 times in the media , has been a radio talkshow host, a newspaper daily columnist, Wharton Fellow, SEACeM Fellow, columnist for theonlinecitizen and Malaysiakini, executive producer of Ilo Ilo (40 international awards), Hotel Mumbai (associate producer), invited to speak more than 200 times in about 40 countries, CIFA advisory board member, founding advisor to the Financial Planning Associations of 2 countries. He has 3 Masters, 2 Bachelors degrees and 13 professional qualifications.