Central Region
Bukit Merah planning area
- Residents Census 2020
- 151,250
- Rail stations
- 6
- Bus interchanges and terminals
- 3
Bukit Merah is a Singapore planning area in the Central Region. Census 2020 recorded 151,250 residents here. MRT/LRT and bus was the largest travel-to-work category at 24.3% of reported working residents. 6 operational rail stations fall within its OneMap boundary.
Travel times
From Bukit Merah, the model node nearest the Bukit Merah area centroid. Weekday 9 am timetable estimates, including waits and transfers. Not live arrivals.
- Raffles Place
- 27 min
- Jurong East
- 48 min
- Tampines
- 74 min
- Woodlands
- 69 min
- Orchard
- 26 min
Planning-area boundary map loading.
Stations and bus interchanges
- Harbourfront CC29 / NE1
- Havelock TE16
- Labrador Park CC27
- Redhill EW18
- Telok Blangah CC28
- Tiong Bahru EW17
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 | 18,881 | 24.3% |
| Bus | 18,461 | 23.7% |
| Car | 13,312 | 17.1% |
| MRT/LRT only | 9,779 | 12.6% |
| No transport required | 8,743 | 11.2% |
| Taxi or private-hire car only | 3,128 | 4.0% |
| Motorcycle or scooter | 1,553 | 2.0% |
| Other combination with MRT/LRT or bus | 1,537 | 2.0% |
| Others | 852 | 1.1% |
| Lorry or pickup | 786 | 1.0% |
| Private chartered bus or van | 717 | 0.9% |
Homes in Census 2020
| Category | Households | Share |
|---|---|---|
| HDB 4-room flats | 17,382 | 29.1% |
| HDB 3-room flats | 15,708 | 26.3% |
| HDB 1-room and 2-room flats | 10,995 | 18.4% |
| HDB 5-room and executive flats | 9,790 | 16.4% |
| Condominiums and other apartments | 5,429 | 9.1% |
| Others | 207 | 0.3% |
| Landed properties | 190 | 0.3% |
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 Merah
Which region is Bukit Merah in?
Bukit Merah is in Singapore's Central Region. The map shows the OneMap planning-area boundary.
How many people live in Bukit Merah?
Bukit Merah had 151,250 residents in the Census of Population 2020. This is a historical census count, not a current population estimate.
How do residents of Bukit Merah travel to work?
MRT/LRT and bus was the largest recorded category in Census 2020, with 18,881 working residents (24.3% of the sum of reported travel-to-work categories).
Which MRT or LRT stations are in Bukit Merah?
Harbourfront, Havelock, Labrador Park, Redhill, Telok Blangah and Tiong Bahru 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.