Living in Marine Parade
Marine Parade scores 76/100 median overall across 59 HDB blocks and about 28,553 residents. It is strongest on schools and daily needs, and weakest on value (lease). Median commute to the city centre is about 35 minutes.
How Marine Parade scores
- Transport
- 85
- Food
- 83
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 74
- Daily needs
- 86
- Green space
- 85
- Connectivity
- 53
- Value (lease)
- 15
- Leisure
- 61
Commute by public transport
- Raffles Placecity centre
- 35min
- one-north
- 51min
- Jurong East
- 55min
- Changi Airport
- 40min
Median door-to-door minutes, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing. Compare all towns →
What Marine Parade is like to live in
Marine Parade is a compact HDB town of 59 scored blocks housing roughly 28,553 residents. Across the nine liveability pillars its clearest strengths are schools and daily needs, while value (lease) is where it lags relative to the rest of Singapore. On our persona composites it reads best for young families, scoring 81/100 for that group.
Getting around and to work
The median block in Marine Parade reaches Raffles Place in about 35 minutes by public transport on a weekday morning, and the town’s best-connected blocks are faster still. Commute varies block to block, so screen against the job hub that matters to you — the CBD, one-north, Jurong East or Changi — rather than the town average alone.
Where to look within Marine Parade
Marine Parade spans 1 subzone — Marine Parade. The highest-scoring blocks below are a good starting shortlist; open any block for its full scores, nearest amenities with walk times, and exact commute itinerary.
Highest-scoring blocks in Marine Parade
Who lives here
Census 2020 · Marine Parade planning area- Age profile
- In Marine Parade, 14.5% of residents are under 15 and 19.9% are 65 or older.
- 45–499%40–448.1%50–547.4%55–597.1%
- Household income
- 46.9% of Marine Parade households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
- $20,000+27.9%No working person20.8%$15,000–17,4994.5%$3,000–3,9994.3%
- Dwelling mix
- 46.8% of Marine Parade households live in HDB flats; 52.4% in condominiums or landed homes.
- Condominiums and other apartments37.1%HDB 3 room flats17.3%Landed properties15.3%HDB 4 room flats10.7%
- Household size
- 42.3% of Marine Parade households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
- 2-person22.6%1-person19.7%3-person18.6%4-person16.6%
- In education
- Of Marine Parade residents currently in education, 21.3% attend polytechnic or university.
- Primary36.8%Secondary25.2%University15.8%Post secondary7.9%
- Commute to work
- 43% of working Marine Parade residents commute by public transport; 44.4% drive or ride.
- Car36.6%Bus26.1%MRT LRT and bus13.6%No transport required9.9%
Resident data for the Marine Parade planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).