East Region
Tampines planning area
- Residents Census 2020
- 259,900
- Rail stations
- 6
- Bus interchanges and terminals
- 5
Tampines is a Singapore planning area in the East Region. Census 2020 recorded 259,900 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. 5 recorded bus interchanges or terminals are within the planning area.
Travel times
From Simei, the model node nearest the Tampines area centroid. Weekday 9 am timetable estimates, including waits and transfers. Not live arrivals.
- Raffles Place
- 23 min
- Jurong East
- 43 min
- Tampines
- 4 min
- Woodlands
- 59 min
- Orchard
- 31 min
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Stations and bus interchanges
- Expo CG1 / DT35
- Simei EW3
- Tampines DT32 / EW2
- Tampines East DT33
- Tampines West DT31
- Upper Changi DT34
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 | 34,708 | 24.3% |
| Car | 26,251 | 18.4% |
| Bus | 25,058 | 17.5% |
| MRT/LRT only | 20,843 | 14.6% |
| No transport required | 13,937 | 9.8% |
| Motorcycle or scooter | 6,762 | 4.7% |
| Taxi or private-hire car only | 4,357 | 3.0% |
| Other combination with MRT/LRT or bus | 3,591 | 2.5% |
| Others | 3,052 | 2.1% |
| Private chartered bus or van | 2,972 | 2.1% |
| Lorry or pickup | 1,351 | 0.9% |
Homes in Census 2020
| Category | Households | Share |
|---|---|---|
| HDB 4-room flats | 31,182 | 37.3% |
| HDB 5-room and executive flats | 24,136 | 28.8% |
| HDB 3-room flats | 14,313 | 17.1% |
| Condominiums and other apartments | 9,543 | 11.4% |
| HDB 1-room and 2-room flats | 3,215 | 3.8% |
| Landed properties | 1,211 | 1.4% |
| Others | 81 | 0.1% |
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 Tampines
Which region is Tampines in?
Tampines is in Singapore's East Region. The map shows the OneMap planning-area boundary.
How many people live in Tampines?
Tampines had 259,900 residents in the Census of Population 2020. This is a historical census count, not a current population estimate.
How do residents of Tampines travel to work?
MRT/LRT and bus was the largest recorded category in Census 2020, with 34,708 working residents (24.3% of the sum of reported travel-to-work categories).
Which MRT or LRT stations are in Tampines?
Expo, Simei, Tampines, Tampines East, Tampines West and Upper Changi 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.