Written answer by Ministry of National Development on profile of first-timer HDB flat owners at point of key collection
Mar 20, 2023
Question No: 2809
Question by: Ms Hazel Poa
To ask the Minister for National Development at the point of key collection, what is the age and gender of first-timer HDB flat owners in the (i) 10th percentile (ii) 90th percentile and (iii) median level for the periods from (i) 2017 to 2019 and (b) 2020 to 2022.
Answer:
The breakdown of first-timer (FT) family applicants by age and gender at the point of key collection to their new HDB flats for the periods requested for is tabulated below.
Table 1: First-timer family new flat applicants* at point of key collection
Sex
|
Period
|
Age
|
10th percentile
|
Median
|
90th percentile
|
Male
|
2017 to 2019
|
28
|
33
|
49
|
2020 to 2022
|
29
|
33
|
48
|
Female
|
2017 to 2019
|
26
|
31
|
46
|
2020 to 2022
|
27
|
32
|
45
|
Note: * An application can include up to four applicants. The data includes applications where at least one applicant is a first-timer.