Jurong East is the regional centre of the West Region of Singapore. It borders Jurong West and Boon Lay to the west, Clementi to the east, Tengah and Bukit Batok to the north and Selat Jurong to the south.

First developed in the 1970s, it is located approximately west of the city-centre. Jurong East is the 7th most populated planning area in the West Region. Jurong East, along with the entire Jurong area in general, is envisioned to be the country's second central business district (CBD) as part of the Jurong Lake District project.

Subzones

There are 10 subzones in Jurong East.

Recreation

Sports

  • Jurong East Sports and Recreation Centre

Leisure

  • Jurong Lake Park
  • Pandan Gardens Park Connector
  • Jurong Park Connector
  • Toh Guan Neighbourhood Park
  • Pandan Gardens Leisure Park
  • Pandan Reservoir Fitness Corner
  • Hong Kah East Neighbourhood Park
  • Yuhua Village Neighbourhood Park
  • Genting Hotel Jurong

Tourist attractions

There are 4 tourist attractions in Jurong East –

  • Science Centre
  • Snow City
  • Chinese Garden
  • Japanese Garden

Transport

Roads

Jurong East is connected to the rest of Singapore with the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) and the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE).

  • Jurong Town Hall Road interconnects the two expressways with Boon Lay, Yuhua, Jurong Regional Centre, International Business Park, Jurong Lake and Teban Gardens.
  • Toh Guan is connected to the PIE via Toh Guan Road, while Jurong Canal Road provides an alternative at Boon Lay for traffic to (Tuas) and from (Changi) the PIE.
  • From the AYE, arterial roads Jurong Pier Road, Jurong Port Road and Penjuru Road (along with Minor Arterial road Teban Gardens Crescent) carry the traffic to Jurong River, Penjuru Crescent and Jurong Port.
  • Boon Lay Way and Jalan Buroh are the two other arterial roads in Jurong East, which provides inter-connectivity across the various subzones in the area.

Public transport

Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)

Jurong East is currently served by two MRT stations across two lines, the East West Line and the North South Line, namely:

  • Jurong East
  • Chinese Garden

Extensive rail expansion is ongoing in Jurong East with five new MRT stations undergoing construction as part of the Jurong Region MRT line and Cross Island MRT line, scheduled to be completed in 2028 and 2032 respectively. Jurong East MRT station will also contain an additional interchange station for the Jurong Region Line. The future stations in Jurong East are:

  • Toh Guan
  • Jurong East
  • Jurong Town Hall
  • Pandan Reservoir
  • Jurong Lake District

Bus

Jurong East Bus Interchange started operations in 1985. It later moved to its first temporary site on 17 December 2011. All the bus services, except 51, 52, 105, 160, 197 & 506 were handed over to Tower Transit Singapore on 12 June 2016.

On 6 December 2020, the former temporary bus interchange was relocated to facilitate the construction of the Jurong Region Line and the Jurong East Integrated Transport Hub. The new relocated interchange was located opposite the current interchange, along Jurong Gateway Road between the junctions of Jurong Gateway Road/Jurong East Street 12 and Jurong Gateway Road/Jurong East Central 1. All bus services with the exception of service 78, 79, CW3 and CW4 were relocated there.

On 3 November 2023, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced more inclusive public transport facilities with the opening of the new Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange (JTHBI) on Sunday, 26 November 2023. Located along Venture Drive, JTHBI complements Jurong East MRT station and Jurong East Bus Interchange, and will provide added bus capacity to cater to future developments in the area.

Demographics

Population history

Age profile

The data below is from the population report published by the Singapore Department of Statistics as of June 2025.

Jurong East has a home ownership rate of 90.1% as of 2020. This is higher than the national home ownership rate of 87.9%,

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In Jurong East, the proportion of residents using English as the most frequently spoken language (37.9%) is lower than the national average of 48.3%, ranking the third lowest among all subzones in Singapore. Additionally, there are 2,961 Tamil speakers, representing 84.5% of the 3,485 Indian language speakers in Jurong East. Consisting of Jurong Lake, Jurong Gateway, International Business Park and the southern section of Toh Guan, the Jurong Lake District will be a prime regional centre serving as a commercial hub for business developments remote from the Central Area, to meet the various demands of businesses and provide employment opportunities closer to people staying in the West Region of Singapore.

International Business Park

The International Business Park (IBP) is also located in Jurong East. Major companies and corporations present in the business park include Creative Technology, Sony, TYLin, Acer, Merck, Johnson & Johnson and JTC Corporation.

Commercial

  • Perennial Business City

Shopping malls

Within the boundaries of Jurong Gateway and Toh Guan, there are 3 shopping malls:

  • IMM
  • Jem
  • Westgate

Town centre

The Town Centre of Jurong East is located at Jurong Regional Centre, presently known as Jurong Gateway subzone.

  • Jurong East Town Centre
  • Jurong Regional Library

Healthcare

Polyclinic

Jurong East houses one polyclinic, Jurong Polyclinic, located in the Yuhua precinct. Built in 1988, it was upgraded in 2007. By 2025, the polyclinic will be relocated to a new site 150 metres from its current premises, with a 2.5 times larger capacity and include elderly-friendly features. A 700-bed nursing home will also be built on the new site to cater to the Jurong East's rapidly ageing population.

Hospitals

There are two hospitals in Jurong East, namely Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (a 700-bed hospital) and Jurong Community Hospital (a 400-bed hospital), located within a single integrated healthcare development.

Plans for a new hospital in Jurong East were announced in the Singapore Master Plan 2003. Named Jurong General Hospital, the proposed hospital was to be located within walking distance from the Jurong East MRT station, and built by 2006 to replace the existing Alexandra Hospital. It was to have 650 beds for inpatients and 90 specialist clinics for outpatients. However, in 2004, these plans were scrapped in favour of a new 500-bed hospital in Yishun to be called Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, planned for completion by 28 March 2009.

Under the Singapore Master Plan 2008, the plan for Jurong General Hospital was revived. The hospital was renamed to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and Jurong Community Hospital and construction was completed in 2015.

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