Data on Covered Table Tennis and Badminton Courts Provided in Sport Singapore-operated Facilities and Assessment of Facility Supply Against Booking Demand
Ministry of Culture, Community and YouthSpeakers
Summary
This question concerns the provision of covered table tennis and badminton courts per 100,000 residents across 2006, 2016, and 2026, and whether facility supply has kept pace with booking demand, as asked by Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim. In response, Mr David Neo explained that SportSG does not use a fixed facility-to-resident ratio, but takes a practical planning approach considering population size, sport popularity, utilisation rates, space availability, and resident feedback. Facilities have expanded under the Sport Facilities Master Plan via ActiveSG, Dual-Use Scheme (DUS) school spaces, and free-to-play areas. Currently, there are around 170 DUS indoor sports halls, 150 ActiveSG badminton courts with a 98% utilisation rate in 2025, and 90 ActiveSG table tennis tables with a 61% utilisation rate. Furthermore, SportSG will build 50 additional multipurpose courts over the next five years to address growing demand for badminton and pickleball.
Transcript
76 Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) what was the number of covered table tennis and badminton courts in SportSG-operated facilities per 100,000 residents in (i) 2006 (ii) 2016 and (iii) 2026; and (b) whether the provision of such facilities has kept pace with demand as measured by bookings.
Mr David Neo: We have steadily expanded our sport facilities over the years to meet Singaporeans' sporting needs. Under the Sport Facilities Master Plan, which was launched in 2013, we have added more badminton courts and table tennis facilities across ActiveSG facilities, alongside expanding access to the Ministry of Education school facilities under the Dual-Use Scheme (DUS) and free-to-play sport spaces.
Rather than planning our sporting facilities based on a fixed ratio of facilities to residents, SportSG takes a practical approach and considers factors, like town population size, popularity of sports, utilisation rates, availability of space, proximity to other sport and recreational amenities, as well as feedback from residents.
Currently, there are around 170 DUS indoor sports halls, as well as 150 ActiveSG badminton courts and 90 ActiveSG table tennis tables. In 2025, the average utilisation of badminton courts and table tennis tables was 98% and 61% respectively.
SportSG will continue to monitor the supply and demand situation, including from private sports facilities, and plan our facilities accordingly. In March this year, we announced that we will be building 50 additional multipurpose courts over the next five years, to address the growing demand for badminton and pickleball courts.