23-23 Domestic Households by Tenure of Accommodation
(10 000 households)
Item 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
           
  Total 219.71 222.09 224.71 227.74 231.16
  Owner-occupier 117.97 118.74 119.28 120.09 120.94
  Sole Tenant 87.68 89.99 93.49 95.89 98.78
  Co-tenant 4.02 3.29 2.63 2.37 2.23
  Main Tenant 0.13 0.14 0.13 0.08 0.08
  Sub-tenant 0.59 0.60 0.53 0.30 0.36
  Rent Free 4.06 4.17 3.77 4.44 4.15
  Provided by Employer 5.26 5.16 4.88 4.58 4.62
           
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.