West Region
Bukit Batok planning area
- Residents Census 2020
- 158,030
- Rail stations
- 2
- Bus interchanges and terminals
- 1
Bukit Batok is a Singapore planning area in the West Region. Census 2020 recorded 158,030 residents here. MRT/LRT and bus was the largest travel-to-work category at 27.9% of reported working residents. 2 operational rail stations fall within its OneMap boundary.
Travel times
From Bukit Gombak, the model node nearest the Bukit Batok area centroid. Weekday 9 am timetable estimates, including waits and transfers. Not live arrivals.
- Raffles Place
- 34 min
- Jurong East
- 8 min
- Tampines
- 57 min
- Woodlands
- 20 min
- Orchard
- 41 min
Planning-area boundary map loading.
Stations and bus interchanges
- Bukit Batok NS2
- Bukit Gombak NS3
Bus interchanges and terminals
Area estimates start at the named model node. Travel from the area centroid or a home to that node is excluded.
Travel to work in Census 2020
| Category | Working residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MRT/LRT and bus | 24,856 | 27.9% |
| Car | 20,004 | 22.5% |
| Bus | 13,706 | 15.4% |
| MRT/LRT only | 10,643 | 12.0% |
| No transport required | 7,376 | 8.3% |
| Motorcycle or scooter | 3,224 | 3.6% |
| Other combination with MRT/LRT or bus | 2,547 | 2.9% |
| Private chartered bus or van | 2,307 | 2.6% |
| Taxi or private-hire car only | 2,108 | 2.4% |
| Lorry or pickup | 1,284 | 1.4% |
| Others | 997 | 1.1% |
Homes in Census 2020
| Category | Households | Share |
|---|---|---|
| HDB 4-room flats | 18,425 | 33.9% |
| HDB 3-room flats | 11,517 | 21.2% |
| HDB 5-room and executive flats | 10,109 | 18.6% |
| Condominiums and other apartments | 9,338 | 17.2% |
| HDB 1-room and 2-room flats | 3,335 | 6.1% |
| Landed properties | 1,466 | 2.7% |
| Others | 106 | 0.2% |
Household income in Census 2020
The most common income band among households with a working person was S$20000 and over. This is the modal band from the Census 2020 extract, rather than an average income.
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Questions about Bukit Batok
Which region is Bukit Batok in?
Bukit Batok is in Singapore's West Region. The map shows the OneMap planning-area boundary.
How many people live in Bukit Batok?
Bukit Batok had 158,030 residents in the Census of Population 2020. This is a historical census count, not a current population estimate.
How do residents of Bukit Batok travel to work?
MRT/LRT and bus was the largest recorded category in Census 2020, with 24,856 working residents (27.9% of the sum of reported travel-to-work categories).
Which MRT or LRT stations are in Bukit Batok?
Bukit Batok and Bukit Gombak are within the OneMap planning-area boundary in the committed operational rail network.
Last updated . Reference snapshot, except the live line-status badge. Bus stops, services and rail codes: LTA DataMall. Places, routes, MRT stations and planning-area boundaries: OneMap, Singapore Land Authority. Census facts: SingStat Census of Population 2020. Rail track: OpenStreetMap contributors and OneMap. Straight-line distances are approximate and do not describe walking routes.