North Region
Woodlands planning area
- Residents Census 2020
- 255,140
- Rail stations
- 5
- Bus interchanges and terminals
- 3
Woodlands is a Singapore planning area in the North Region. Census 2020 recorded 255,140 residents here. MRT/LRT and bus was the largest travel-to-work category at 32.1% of reported working residents. 5 operational rail stations fall within its OneMap boundary. 3 recorded bus interchanges or terminals are within the planning area.
Travel times
From Woodlands Temp, the model node nearest the Woodlands area centroid. Weekday 9 am timetable estimates, including waits and transfers. Not live arrivals.
- Raffles Place
- 50 min
- Jurong East
- 24 min
- Tampines
- 60 min
- Woodlands
- 2 min
- Orchard
- 39 min
Planning-area boundary map loading.
Stations and bus interchanges
- Admiralty NS10
- Marsiling NS8
- Woodlands NS9 / TE2
- Woodlands North TE1
- Woodlands South TE3
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 | 43,754 | 32.1% |
| Car | 20,453 | 15.0% |
| MRT/LRT only | 18,099 | 13.3% |
| Bus | 15,314 | 11.2% |
| No transport required | 13,705 | 10.1% |
| Motorcycle or scooter | 8,076 | 5.9% |
| Private chartered bus or van | 4,260 | 3.1% |
| Other combination with MRT/LRT or bus | 4,235 | 3.1% |
| Taxi or private-hire car only | 3,046 | 2.2% |
| Others | 2,865 | 2.1% |
| Lorry or pickup | 2,460 | 1.8% |
Homes in Census 2020
| Category | Households | Share |
|---|---|---|
| HDB 4-room flats | 31,978 | 40.6% |
| HDB 5-room and executive flats | 28,321 | 35.9% |
| HDB 3-room flats | 7,367 | 9.3% |
| Condominiums and other apartments | 5,592 | 7.1% |
| HDB 1-room and 2-room flats | 5,299 | 6.7% |
| Landed properties | 214 | 0.3% |
| Others | 68 | 0.1% |
Household income in Census 2020
The most common income band among households with a working person was S$5000 to S$5999. This is the modal band from the Census 2020 extract, rather than an average income.
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Questions about Woodlands
Which region is Woodlands in?
Woodlands is in Singapore's North Region. The map shows the OneMap planning-area boundary.
How many people live in Woodlands?
Woodlands had 255,140 residents in the Census of Population 2020. This is a historical census count, not a current population estimate.
How do residents of Woodlands travel to work?
MRT/LRT and bus was the largest recorded category in Census 2020, with 43,754 working residents (32.1% of the sum of reported travel-to-work categories).
Which MRT or LRT stations are in Woodlands?
Admiralty, Marsiling, Woodlands, Woodlands North and Woodlands South 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.