31 Aug 2017 - HA PRH flats, representing 19% of all households in HA PRH flats. 9.1%. 33.6%. 57.3%. 2016. Hong Kong. Isl
Housing in Figures 2017
Population by type of housing1 2006 48.4 30.3 18.1 50.9 0.7
Public permanent housing2 Rental housing Subsidised sale flats Private permanent housing3 Temporary housing4
2011 46.2 29.1 17.1 53.2 0.6
% 2016 44.8 29.1 15.7 54.6 0.6
Population in public permanent housing of the HA by district Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island
9.4%
10.3%
New
New
Territories
30.7%
59.0%
Kowloon
Territories
Kowloon
32.4%
58.2%
2016
2011
Domestic households by type of housing1 Thousands ('000) 2011 2016 2 359 2 499 % 45.8 45.6 30.0 30.6 15.8 15.0 53.4 53.7 0.8 0.7
2006 2 221
Overall Public permanent housing2 Rental housing Subsidised sale flats
46.7 30.4 16.3 52.4 0.8
Private permanent housing3 Temporary housing4 Domestic households in public permanent housing of the HA by district
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island
9.1%
10.1%
New Territories
58.0%
2011
31.9%
Kowloon
New Territories
57.3%
33.6%
Kowloon
2016
As at 31 March 2017, there were some 145 500 elderly households (i.e. all household members were aged 60 or above) in HA PRH flats, representing 19% of all households in HA PRH flats.
Average household size1 No. of persons 2011 2016 2.9 2.8
2006 3.0
All types of housing Public permanent housing2 Rental housing Subsidised sale flats
3.1 3.0 3.3 2.9 2.4
Private permanent housing3 Temporary housing4
3.0 2.8 3.2 2.9 2.3
2.8 2.7 3.0 2.9 2.5
Stock of flats by type of permanent housing (as at end March of the year) Overall Public permanent housing5 Rental housing Subsidised sale flats Private permanent housing6
2007 2 479
Thousands ('000) 2012 2017 2 599 2 745
1 115 717 398 1 364
1 151 761 391 1 447
1 208 808 400 1 537
Stock of flats in public and private permanent housing (as at end March of the year)
No. of flats (Thousands)
1600 1500
Private permanent housing
1 537
1400 1300
1 364
Public permanent housing
1200 1100 1000 900 0
1 208 1 115
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Year
Stock of HA PRH flats by age of block (as at end March of the year) Overall 0 - 5 years 6 - 10 years 11 - 15 years 16 - 20 years 21 - 25 years 26 years and over
HA Production Programme10 Thousands ('000) 2017/18 - 2021/22 73 24
2012/13 - 2016/17 63 3
HA PRH flats HA subsidised sale flats Production of public permanent housing of the HA 100
%
80 60 40 20 0 2006/07
2011/12
2016/17
2017/18 - 2021/22 (Planned)
Year HA PRH flats
HA subsidised sale flats
Allocation of HA PRH flats 2006/07 29
Overall By allocation category PRH applicants Other categories
19 10
11
Thousands ('000) 2011/12 2016/17 31 34
20 12
27 7
Allocation of HA PRH flats % 100 80 60 40 20 0 2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
Year PRH applicants
Other categories
PRH applicants (as at end March of the year) General applicants QPS applicants
2007 71 37
Thousands ('000) 2012 2017 102 147 88 129
The average waiting time for the general applicants housed to HA PRH flats in the year 2016/17 was 4.6 years.¹² For 2017/18, the monthly income limit and asset limit for a 4-person household are HK$27,050 and HK$506,000 repectively.
Living space of HA PRH tenants (as at end March of the year) Average living space per person13 Proportion of households with living space per person below 5.5 m2
2007 12.2
2012 12.9
0.7
0.5
m2 (IFA) 2017 13.2 % 0.5
Rent of public and private permanent housing Rent of HA PRH flats (average monthly rent as at end March of the year)
2007
Hong Kong Island Kowloon New Territories
HK$ / m2 (IFA) 2012 2017
48 51 43
14
2007
Rent of private permanent housing (average monthly rent of flats
