Living in Bishan
Bishan scores 65/100 median overall across 234 HDB blocks and about 91,298 residents. It is strongest on schools and green space, and weakest on food. Median commute to the city centre is about 30 minutes.
How Bishan scores
- Transport
- 64
- Food
- 38
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 65
- Daily needs
- 62
- Green space
- 81
- Connectivity
- 62
- Value (lease)
- 46
- Leisure
- 73
Commute by public transport
- Raffles Placecity centre
- 30min
- one-north
- 31min
- Jurong East
- 45min
- Changi Airport
- 57min
Median door-to-door minutes, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing. Compare all towns →
What Bishan is like to live in
Bishan is a mid-sized HDB town of 234 scored blocks housing roughly 91,298 residents. Across the nine liveability pillars its clearest strengths are schools and green space, while food is where it lags relative to the rest of Singapore. On our persona composites it reads best for young families, scoring 72/100 for that group.
Getting around and to work
The median block in Bishan reaches Raffles Place in about 30 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 Bishan
Bishan spans 3 subzones — Bishan East, Marymount, Upper Thomson. 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 Bishan
Who lives here
Census 2020 · Bishan planning area- Age profile
- In Bishan, 12.4% of residents are under 15 and 18.3% are 65 or older.
- 60–648.2%55–598%25–297.9%45–497.7%
- Household income
- 49.9% of Bishan households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
- $20,000+23.3%No working person15%$15,000–17,4996.1%$17,500–19,9995.4%
- Dwelling mix
- 69.8% of Bishan households live in HDB flats; 29.9% in condominiums or landed homes.
- HDB 4 room flats33.6%HDB 5 room and executive flats26.2%Condominiums and other apartments19.6%Landed properties10.3%
- Household size
- 36.7% of Bishan households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
- 2-person21.6%3-person21%4-person20.8%1-person15.1%
- In education
- Of Bishan residents currently in education, 28.2% attend polytechnic or university.
- Primary32.2%Secondary23.6%University19.6%Post secondary9.2%
- Commute to work
- 57.9% of working Bishan residents commute by public transport; 32.5% drive or ride.
- MRT LRT and bus27.7%Car27.1%MRT LRT only16.6%Bus11.8%
Resident data for the Bishan planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).