Housing in Figures


Year 2006

Land Domestic Households5 1st Quarter 1996 2001 2006 Thousands Thousands Thousands Overall 1,820 2,056 2,292 % % % Public Permanent Housing 46.1 46.8 46.2 - Rental Flats 35.5 30.1 29.7 - Subsidized Sale Flats 10.6 16.6 16.5 Private Permanent Housing 51.2 51.8 53.0 Public Temporary Housing 0.8 ^ - Private Temporary Housing 1.9 1.4 0.8 Domestic households in HA permanent residential flats by district (As at end March) As at 31 March 2006, the number of elderly households in HA public rental housing was 92 400, representing 14% of the total HA public rental housing households.6 Average Domestic Household Size 1st Quarter 1996 2001 2006 No. of persons No. of persons No. of persons All Housing 3.4 3.3 3.1 Public Permanent Housing 3.8 3.4 3.2 - Rental Flats 3.8 3.4 3.1 - Subsidized Sale Flats 3.6 3.5 3.4 Private Permanent Housing 3.1 3.2 2.9 Public Temporary Housing 2.9 2.6 - Private Temporary Housing 3.1 2.7 2.3 Notes: Figures may not add up to the total due to rounding. -   Not applicable ^   Less than 0.05% HA   Hong Kong Housing Authority For Explanatory Notes 5 - 6, please click here

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