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Net increase in households was artificially suppressed as private renters et increase in households was artificially suppressed as private renters
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(Figure 40) New completions, resident population, and no. of persons per unit of private residential units
Between 2006 and 2016
No. of persons per unit
New completions of Private
Renter
private residential units
126,000 2.64 +0.43 3.07
Resident population Private
Owner
511,000 2.96 -0.03 2.93
Implications
Multigenerational families are forced to squeeze into a small flat as they cannot afford the rising property prices and rents
The average number of persons per household was artificially inflated, and the demand for separate units was artificially suppressed
Sources: Census and Statistics Department and Our Hong Kong Foundation
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