Domains
| Year | 1986 | 1991 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
| % | 34.90 | 43.10 | 45.90 | 46.70 | 46.60 | 48.20 | 51.10 | 52.20 |
| Year | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| % | 53 | 53.40 | 54.30 | 53.70 | 53.50 | 53.10 | 53.60 | 53.50 |
| Year | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| % | 53.10 | 53.20 | 52 | 51.10 | 50.90 | 50.30 | 50.40 | 49.20 |
| Year | 2018 | |||||||
| % | 49.20 |
Operational Definitions
The percentage of owner-occupiers, ie., domestic households owning the quarters they occupy, in total domestic households. They are based on the General Household Survey which covers the land-based non-institutional population of Hong Kong.
Footnote
All figures are collected from Census and Statistics Department since 1999.
Figure for 1981 is not available, since the General Household Survey was first conducted in late 1981. Figure for 1982 is used as proxy for 1981.
According to C&SD (25Sep2009), starting from the year 2001, annual figures derived from the General Household Survey (GHS) may be different from those in the earlier edition. For the previous edition, the annual figures are compiled based on the average data for the four quarters of the year concerned. Starting from this edition, these statistics are compiled based on data collected in the General Household Survey from January to December of the year concerned as well as mid-year population estimates.
Figure for 1981 is not available, since the General Household Survey was first conducted in late 1981. Figure for 1982 is used as proxy for 1981.
According to C&SD (25Sep2009), starting from the year 2001, annual figures derived from the General Household Survey (GHS) may be different from those in the earlier edition. For the previous edition, the annual figures are compiled based on the average data for the four quarters of the year concerned. Starting from this edition, these statistics are compiled based on data collected in the General Household Survey from January to December of the year concerned as well as mid-year population estimates.
