Ministry of National Development of the Republic of Singapore

03/20/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/20/2023 20:38

Written answer by Ministry of National Development on profile of first-timer HDB flat owners at point of key collection

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.