Written Answer by Ministry of National Development on statistics of Singaporean purchasers who conducted HDB BTO flat purchases and HDB resale transactions
Nov 3, 2020
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Minister for National Development in respect of HDB BTO flat purchases and HDB resale transactions for each flat size, what is the respective breakdown of the purchasers by age bands in five-year intervals over the last ten years.
Answer:
The age profile breakdown of flat buyers who completed their BTO and resale flat purchases from 2010 to 2019 is as follows:
|
Age bands (years)
|
BTO flat purchase
|
|
Studio Apartment and short-lease 2-room Flexi
|
2-room Flexi (excluding those sold on short leases)
|
3-room
|
4-room
|
5-room and larger
|
|
Below 25
|
Not Applicable
|
~0%
|
~0%
|
~0%
|
~0%
|
|
25 to 29
|
1%
|
14%
|
23%
|
17%
|
|
30 to 34
|
2%
|
18%
|
36%
|
35%
|
|
35 to 39
|
8%
|
13%
|
16%
|
18%
|
|
40 to 44
|
18%
|
13%
|
9%
|
10%
|
|
45 to 49
|
18%
|
12%
|
7%
|
8%
|
|
50 to 54
|
18%
|
12%
|
5%
|
6%
|
|
55 to 59
|
9%
|
12%
|
7%
|
2%
|
4%
|
|
60 to 64
|
38%
|
8%
|
5%
|
1%
|
1%
|
|
65 and above
|
53%
|
15%
|
6%
|
1%
|
1%
|
|
Age bands (years)
|
Resale flat purchase
|
|
2-room and smaller
|
3-room
|
4-room
|
5-room and larger
|
|
Below 25
|
1%
|
~0%
|
1%
|
~0%
|
|
25 to 29
|
2%
|
6%
|
11%
|
9%
|
|
30 to 34
|
4%
|
10%
|
19%
|
21%
|
|
35 to 39
|
13%
|
25%
|
26%
|
25%
|
|
40 to 44
|
15%
|
17%
|
16%
|
16%
|
|
45 to 49
|
20%
|
14%
|
10%
|
11%
|
|
50 to 54
|
21%
|
12%
|
8%
|
8%
|
|
55 to 59
|
11%
|
6%
|
4%
|
4%
|
|
60 to 64
|
6%
|
4%
|
2%
|
3%
|
|
65 and above
|
7%
|
6%
|
3%
|
3%
|