Figure 8: Housing Type
70%
2014
2010
2006
Percent (%)
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
Other
Homeless
Transitional
Housing
Living with
relatives
Rooming/Lo
dging
Homeowner
/
Mortgage
Private Rent
Public Rent
0%
Unlike the 2010 survey, both females and males were equally likely to report living in publicly rented accommodation (13.5%
respectively). Males were more likely than females to report living with relatives (12.1% vs 5%) and being homeless (4% vs 0.5%).
Females, on the other hand, were more likely than males report residing in rooming/lodging houses (4.5% vs 2.7%) and to be a
homeowner/mortgagee (8.4% vs 1.3%).
Table 24: Housing Type by Gender
Male
Female
Total
No.
No.
No.
Private Rent
47
105
Public Rent
10
Homeowner/Mortgage
Proportion of
females for each
type of housing (%)
Proportion of males
(%)
Proportion of
females (%)
152
63.5%
59.3%
69%
24
34
13.5%
13.5%
70.5%
1
15
16
1.3%
8.4%
93.7%
Rooming/Lodging