North-East Region
Sengkang planning area
- Residents Census 2020
- 249,370
- Rail stations
- 15
- Bus interchanges and terminals
- 3
Sengkang is a Singapore planning area in the North-East Region. Census 2020 recorded 249,370 residents here. MRT/LRT and bus was the largest travel-to-work category at 21.2% of reported working residents. 15 operational rail stations fall within its OneMap boundary. 3 recorded bus interchanges or terminals are within the planning area.
Travel times
From Tongkang, the model node nearest the Sengkang area centroid. Weekday 9 am timetable estimates, including waits and transfers. Not live arrivals.
- Raffles Place
- 35 min
- Jurong East
- 52 min
- Tampines
- 44 min
- Woodlands
- 46 min
- Orchard
- 34 min
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Stations and bus interchanges
- Bakau SE3
- Buangkok NE15
- Cheng Lim SW1
- Compassvale SE1
- Farmway SW2
- Fernvale SW5
- Kangkar SE4
- Kupang SW3
- Layar SW6
- Ranggung SE5
- Renjong SW8
- Rumbia SE2
- Sengkang NE16 / STC
- Thanggam SW4
- Tongkang SW7
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 | 29,530 | 21.2% |
| Car | 28,363 | 20.3% |
| MRT/LRT only | 19,110 | 13.7% |
| Bus | 18,315 | 13.1% |
| Other combination with MRT/LRT or bus | 16,193 | 11.6% |
| No transport required | 13,155 | 9.4% |
| Motorcycle or scooter | 4,711 | 3.4% |
| Taxi or private-hire car only | 3,734 | 2.7% |
| Private chartered bus or van | 2,498 | 1.8% |
| Others | 2,184 | 1.6% |
| Lorry or pickup | 1,615 | 1.2% |
Homes in Census 2020
| Category | Households | Share |
|---|---|---|
| HDB 4-room flats | 31,507 | 39.7% |
| HDB 5-room and executive flats | 28,680 | 36.1% |
| Condominiums and other apartments | 10,823 | 13.6% |
| HDB 3-room flats | 4,043 | 5.1% |
| HDB 1-room and 2-room flats | 3,950 | 5.0% |
| Landed properties | 372 | 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 Sengkang
Which region is Sengkang in?
Sengkang is in Singapore's North-East Region. The map shows the OneMap planning-area boundary.
How many people live in Sengkang?
Sengkang had 249,370 residents in the Census of Population 2020. This is a historical census count, not a current population estimate.
How do residents of Sengkang travel to work?
MRT/LRT and bus was the largest recorded category in Census 2020, with 29,530 working residents (21.2% of the sum of reported travel-to-work categories).
Which MRT or LRT stations are in Sengkang?
Bakau, Buangkok, Cheng Lim, Compassvale, Farmway, Fernvale, Kangkar, Kupang, Layar, Ranggung, Renjong, Rumbia, Sengkang, Thanggam and Tongkang 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.