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Housing in Figures


Year 2002
 
Land Domestic Households5
1st Quarter 1992 1997 2002
  Thousands Thousands Thousands
Overall 1,622 1,908 2,112
  % % %
Public Permanent Housing 44.8 45.0 46.7
- Rental Flats 37.2 34.3 30.1
- Subsidized Sale Flats 7.6 10.7 16.6
Private Permanent Housing 51.1 52.7 52.1
Public Temporary Housing 1.5 0.3 ^
Private Temporary Housing 2.6 2.0 1.2
 
 
Domestic households in HA permanent residential flats by district
(As at end March)

Chart: Domestic households in HA permanent residential flats by district(As at end March)

As at 31 March 2002, the number of elderly households in HA public rental housing was 82 300, representing 14% of the total HA public rental housing households.6
 
 
Average Domestic Household Size
1st Quarter 1992 1997 2002
  No. of persons No. of persons No. of persons
All Housing 3.5 3.3 3.2
Public Permanent Housing 4.1 3.7 3.4
- Rental Flats 4.1 3.7 3.3
- Subsidized Sale Flats 3.6 3.6 3.6
Private Permanent Housing 3.2 3.1 3.0
Public Temporary Housing 2.6 2.7 4.0
Private Temporary Housing 2.5 2.7 2.5

Notes: ^ Less than 0.05%
  HA Hong Kong Housing Authority

For Explanatory Notes 5 - 6, please click here


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Last revision date: 29 March 2003