Central Region
Bukit Timah planning area
- Residents Census 2020
- 77,860
- Rail stations
- 6
- Bus interchanges and terminals
- 0
Bukit Timah is a Singapore planning area in the Central Region. Census 2020 recorded 77,860 residents here. Car was the largest travel-to-work category at 49.2% of reported working residents. 6 operational rail stations fall within its OneMap boundary. 0 recorded bus interchanges or terminals are within the planning area.
Travel times
From Sixth Avenue, the model node nearest the Bukit Timah area centroid. Weekday 9 am timetable estimates, including waits and transfers. Not live arrivals.
- Raffles Place
- 22 min
- Jurong East
- 32 min
- Tampines
- 39 min
- Woodlands
- 38 min
- Orchard
- 17 min
Planning-area boundary map loading.
Stations and bus interchanges
- Beauty World DT5
- Farrer Road CC20
- Holland Village CC21
- King Albert Park DT6
- Sixth Avenue DT7
- Tan Kah Kee DT8
No recorded bus interchange or terminal inside this boundary.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Car | 17,909 | 49.2% |
| MRT/LRT only | 5,022 | 13.8% |
| MRT/LRT and bus | 4,918 | 13.5% |
| No transport required | 3,082 | 8.5% |
| Bus | 2,639 | 7.3% |
| Taxi or private-hire car only | 1,501 | 4.1% |
| Other combination with MRT/LRT or bus | 545 | 1.5% |
| Others | 244 | 0.7% |
| Private chartered bus or van | 237 | 0.7% |
| Motorcycle or scooter | 191 | 0.5% |
| Lorry or pickup | 105 | 0.3% |
Homes in Census 2020
| Category | Households | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Condominiums and other apartments | 12,827 | 52.1% |
| Landed properties | 9,163 | 37.2% |
| HDB 5-room and executive flats | 1,027 | 4.2% |
| HDB 4-room flats | 850 | 3.5% |
| HDB 3-room flats | 469 | 1.9% |
| HDB 1-room and 2-room flats | 147 | 0.6% |
| Others | 129 | 0.5% |
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 Timah
Which region is Bukit Timah in?
Bukit Timah is in Singapore's Central Region. The map shows the OneMap planning-area boundary.
How many people live in Bukit Timah?
Bukit Timah had 77,860 residents in the Census of Population 2020. This is a historical census count, not a current population estimate.
How do residents of Bukit Timah travel to work?
Car was the largest recorded category in Census 2020, with 17,909 working residents (49.2% of the sum of reported travel-to-work categories).
Which MRT or LRT stations are in Bukit Timah?
Beauty World, Farrer Road, Holland Village, King Albert Park, Sixth Avenue and Tan Kah Kee 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.