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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.