Central Region
Downtown Core planning area
- Residents Census 2020
- 3,190
- Rail stations
- 11
- Bus interchanges and terminals
- 1
Downtown Core is a Singapore planning area in the Central Region. Census 2020 recorded 3,190 residents here. No transport required was the largest travel-to-work category at 40.6% of reported working residents. 11 operational rail stations fall within its OneMap boundary.
Travel times
From Raffles Place, the model node nearest the Downtown Core area centroid. Weekday 9 am timetable estimates, including waits and transfers. Not live arrivals.
- Raffles Place
- 0 min
- Jurong East
- 22 min
- Tampines
- 24 min
- Woodlands
- 41 min
- Orchard
- 6 min
Planning-area boundary map loading.
Stations and bus interchanges
- Bayfront CE1 / DT16
- Bugis DT14 / EW12
- City Hall EW13 / NS25
- Downtown DT17
- Esplanade CC3
- Marina Bay CE2 / NS27 / TE20
- Nicoll Highway CC5
- Promenade CC4 / DT15
- Raffles Place EW14 / NS26
- Shenton Way TE19
- Tanjong Pagar EW15
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 |
|---|---|---|
| No transport required | 777 | 40.6% |
| MRT/LRT only | 323 | 16.9% |
| Car | 254 | 13.3% |
| Bus | 206 | 10.8% |
| MRT/LRT and bus | 176 | 9.2% |
| Taxi or private-hire car only | 134 | 7.0% |
| Other combination with MRT/LRT or bus | 27 | 1.4% |
| Others | 13 | 0.7% |
| Motorcycle or scooter | 5 | 0.3% |
Homes in Census 2020
| Category | Households | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Condominiums and other apartments | 1,282 | 82.9% |
| HDB 4-room flats | 229 | 14.8% |
| Others | 36 | 2.3% |
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 Downtown Core
Which region is Downtown Core in?
Downtown Core is in Singapore's Central Region. The map shows the OneMap planning-area boundary.
How many people live in Downtown Core?
Downtown Core had 3,190 residents in the Census of Population 2020. This is a historical census count, not a current population estimate.
How do residents of Downtown Core travel to work?
No transport required was the largest recorded category in Census 2020, with 777 working residents (40.6% of the sum of reported travel-to-work categories).
Which MRT or LRT stations are in Downtown Core?
Bayfront, Bugis, City Hall, Downtown, Esplanade, Marina Bay, Nicoll Highway, Promenade, Raffles Place, Shenton Way and Tanjong Pagar 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.