Hong Kong Housing Authority Public Rental Stock Analysis
ML, Cursor AI
2025-11-04
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Data Source: This analysis uses data from the Hong Kong Housing Authority’s Public Rental Housing Stock dataset, made available through DATA.GOV.HK.
Data Provider: Hong Kong Housing Authority
Update Frequency: Quarterly
Last Updated: 2025-09-22
The data is provided under the open data initiative of the Hong Kong Government and is available for public use and analysis.
Introduction
This report presents a comprehensive analysis of the Hong Kong Housing Authority’s public rental housing stock. The analysis covers housing distribution across districts and regions, flat sizes, estate-level characteristics, and detailed block and floor-level statistics.
Housing Stock by Region
Public Rental Housing Stock by Region
| Region | Number of Units | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| NEW TERRITORIES WEST | 336684 | 33.35 |
| KOWLOON EAST | 256700 | 25.42 |
| NEW TERRITORIES EAST | 232919 | 23.07 |
| KOWLOON WEST | 109741 | 10.87 |
| HONG KONG ISLAND | 73600 | 7.29 |
Housing Stock by District
| District | Number of Units | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| KWUN TONG | 160339 | 15.88 |
| KWAI TSING | 118016 | 11.69 |
| SHA TIN | 102166 | 10.12 |
| WONG TAI SIN | 96361 | 9.54 |
| TUEN MUN | 89877 | 8.90 |
| SHAM SHUI PO | 77286 | 7.65 |
| YUEN LONG | 73950 | 7.32 |
| NORTH | 50270 | 4.98 |
| SAI KUNG | 40577 | 4.02 |
| TAI PO | 39906 | 3.95 |
| EASTERN | 39006 | 3.86 |
| SOUTHERN | 33958 | 3.36 |
| ISLANDS | 33110 | 3.28 |
| KOWLOON CITY | 29635 | 2.94 |
| TSUEN WAN | 21731 | 2.15 |
| YAU TSIM MONG | 2820 | 0.28 |
| CENTRAL & WESTERN | 636 | 0.06 |
Public Rental Housing Stock by District
Floor Area Distribution
| Mean | Median | Min | Max | Std Dev |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.27 | 31.72 | 8.19 | 69.2 | 9.19 |
Distribution of Flat Sizes
Estate-Level Analysis
Number of Estates per District
Number of Estates per District
Top 30 Estates by Total Unit Count
Top 30 Estates by Total Unit Count
Flat Size Distribution: Top 10 Largest Estates
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## Top 10 Largest Estates by Unit Count:## # A tibble: 10 × 2
## estate_english_name total_units
## <chr> <int>
## 1 KWAI CHUNG ESTATE 13659
## 2 SAU MAU PING ESTATE 12541
## 3 PAK TIN ESTATE 11849
## 4 SHUI CHUEN O ESTATE 11123
## 5 SHEK KIP MEI ESTATE 10787
## 6 ON TAT ESTATE 9356
## 7 YAU OI ESTATE 9153
## 8 YAU LAI ESTATE 9037
## 9 QUEENS HILL ESTATE 8865
## 10 SHAN KING ESTATE 8644##
## Estate names in descending order (largest to smallest):## [1] "KWAI CHUNG ESTATE" "SAU MAU PING ESTATE" "PAK TIN ESTATE"
## [4] "SHUI CHUEN O ESTATE" "SHEK KIP MEI ESTATE" "ON TAT ESTATE"
## [7] "YAU OI ESTATE" "YAU LAI ESTATE" "QUEENS HILL ESTATE"
## [10] "SHAN KING ESTATE"
Flat Size Distribution: Top 10 Largest Estates
Detailed Estate Analysis: Blocks and Floors
Block-Floor Heatmap: Top Estates
The following heatmaps show the number of units on each floor of each block within the top estates. Each cell represents a specific floor in a specific block, with color intensity indicating the number of units.
Note: Individual block-floor heatmaps for all top 30 estates are available in the analysis outputs folder.
Block Structure: Top 10 Estates
