24-23  Domestic Households by Tenure of Accommodation
        (10 000 households)
Item 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
           
  Total 210.33 212.71 216.59 219.51 222.02
  Owner-occupier 111.18 113.42 117.08 117.66 119.17
  Sole Tenant 82.55 83.66 85.43 87.78 89.50
  Co-tenant 5.20 4.95 4.30 4.10 3.32
  Main Tenant 0.23 0.23 0.17 0.13 0.14
  Sub-tenant 1.14 0.77 0.68 0.57 0.60
  Rent Free 4.46 4.40 4.05 4.06 4.16
  Provided by Employer 5.59 5.29 4.90 5.21 5.14
           
   
Notes : The Population By-census conducted by the Census and Statistics Department in July to August 2006 provides a benchmark for revising the
             population figures compiled since the 2001 Population Census.  In the above table, population-related figures from 2002 to 2005 have been
             revised accordingly.  
             Figures are compiled based on the data obtained from the General Household Survey for the four quarters of the year.