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Written Answer by Mr Tan Chuan-Jin, Acting Minister for Manpower & Senior Minister of State, National Development, to Parliamentary Question on breakdown of Non-Resident Population figures

Notice Paper No. 391 Of 2012 For The Sitting On 12 Nov 2012 Question No. 347 For Written Answer.

MP: Mrs Lina Chiam

Question:

To ask the Acting Minister for Manpower based on our non-resident population as of 31 December 2011 (a) how many are (i) dependents of citizens, permanent residents and workpass holders not staying with their sponsors, (ii) students, and (iii) non-domestic foreign manpower; and (b) for each of these groups, how many are staying in (i) HDB flats, (ii) private non-landed housing, (iii) private landed housing and (iv) dormitory or hostel-equivalent housing.

Answer:

  1. The non-resident population stood at 1.46 million as at December 2011. Foreign students made up about 6% of this; while dependents of Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents and work pass holders made up about 15%.
  2. Excluding foreign domestic workers, work pass holders made up about two thirds (66%) of our non-resident population. Based on their declared place of residence, about 21% reside in HDB flats and 15% in private housing. The remainder live in dormitories, hostel-equivalents and other housing types.