23-23  Domestic Households by Tenure of Accommodation
(10 000 households)
Item 2004* 2005* 2006* 2007* 2008
           
  Total 214.05 219.71 222.09 224.71 227.74
  Owner-occupier 116.23 117.97 118.74 119.28 120.09
  Sole Tenant 84.22 87.68 89.99 93.49 95.89
  Co-tenant 4.06 4.02 3.29 2.63 2.37
  Main Tenant 0.16 0.13 0.14 0.13 0.08
  Sub-tenant 0.64 0.59 0.60 0.53 0.30
  Rent Free 3.88 4.06 4.17 3.77 4.44
  Provided by Employer 4.85 5.26 5.16 4.88 4.58
           
Note :  Figures are compiled based on data collected in the General Household Survey from January to December of the 
          year concerned as well as the mid-year population estimates by District Council district compiled jointly by the 
           Census and Statistics Department and an inter-departmental Working Group on Population Distribution Projections.