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NAVIG Planning areas

Central Region

Tanglin planning area

Residents Census 2020
21,800
Rail stations
3
Bus interchanges and terminals
0

Tanglin is a Singapore planning area in the Central Region. Census 2020 recorded 21,800 residents here. Car was the largest travel-to-work category at 50.3% of reported working residents. 3 operational rail stations fall within its OneMap boundary. 0 recorded bus interchanges or terminals are within the planning area.

Travel times

From Napier, the model node nearest the Tanglin area centroid. Weekday 9 am timetable estimates, including waits and transfers. Not live arrivals.

Raffles Place
22 min
Jurong East
38 min
Tampines
46 min
Woodlands
35 min
Orchard
11 min

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Stations and bus interchanges

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

SingStat Census of Population 2020. Shares use the sum of all reported travel-to-work categories, including no transport required.
CategoryWorking residentsShare
Car5,06550.3%
MRT/LRT and bus1,07710.7%
Taxi or private-hire car only9879.8%
Bus9309.2%
No transport required8978.9%
MRT/LRT only8418.4%
Others1021.0%
Other combination with MRT/LRT or bus590.6%
Motorcycle or scooter550.5%
Private chartered bus or van470.5%
Lorry or pickup30.0%

Homes in Census 2020

SingStat Census of Population 2020. Household shares use the dwelling categories below. The total HDB subtotal is excluded to avoid counting HDB households twice.
CategoryHouseholdsShare
Condominiums and other apartments6,49381.8%
Landed properties1,23415.5%
HDB 5-room and executive flats861.1%
HDB 4-room flats791.0%
Others250.3%
HDB 3-room flats210.3%

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 Tanglin

Which region is Tanglin in?

Tanglin is in Singapore's Central Region. The map shows the OneMap planning-area boundary.

How many people live in Tanglin?

Tanglin had 21,800 residents in the Census of Population 2020. This is a historical census count, not a current population estimate.

How do residents of Tanglin travel to work?

Car was the largest recorded category in Census 2020, with 5,065 working residents (50.3% of the sum of reported travel-to-work categories).

Which MRT or LRT stations are in Tanglin?

Botanic Gardens, Napier and Stevens 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.