I remember when I was younger, I went to a friend’s place for a Christmas gathering.
It took me a while to get there, having to weave through several lanes filled with glamorous-looking residences that looked like they came straight out of the Crazy Rich Asians set.
Source: Lions XII
Most of us have preconceived notions of individuals who stay in certain areas of Singapore.
Like when someone mentions that they stay close to this MRT station on the Downtown Line, my mind automatically slots them into the high-income bracket.
As someone who has been staying in a regular neighbourhood all my life, I was never curious about the wealth of my fellow neighbours.
Until I stumbled upon this set of data presented in the Census of Population 2020.
This report contains interesting statistics that break down the monthly household income of residents by different districts....