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The 7 regions where women own more properties than men
There are only seven SA4 regions in Australia where women own more properties than men, with the gender pay gap continuing to hamper women’s ability to get onto the property ladder.
The 7 regions where women own more properties than men
There are only seven SA4 regions in Australia where women own more properties than men, with the gender pay gap continuing to hamper women’s ability to get onto the property ladder.
Research released by CoreLogic showed that men have a higher ownership rate than women, with property exclusively belonging to owners identified as female representing 26.2 per cent of those analysed versus 29.9 per cent for owners identified as male.
The stats show Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, North Sydney, Melbourne’s Inner East and Inner South, Brisbane’s West, Geelong and the Mornington Peninsula are the SA4 regions with higher female ownership.
According to the author of the report and CoreLogic’s head of research, Eliza Owen, women are underrepresented when it comes to purchasing property.
“Women are overly represented in groups that struggle with home ownership, such as single parent households,” she told Smart Property Investment.
“An interesting finding of the report was that one of the most common ownership types was co-ownership, so partnering with a sibling, friend or partner may increase the chance of getting into the property market.”
Despite women finding creative ways to get onto the property ladder, Ms Owen highlighted that more needs to be done.
“However, I believe the responsibility of seeing more women in property ownership should perhaps come back to institutions, government and businesses that can help address the gender pay gap, and support women into higher-paid forms of work,” she said.
Moreover, the research revealed higher rates of female ownership of property in major cities where dwelling values and incomes are typically higher.
CoreLogic estimates Australia’s residential real estate to be worth over $7 trillion. Given there’s a high level of equity held in real estate, Ms Owen explained that for those that don’t own property, “that’s a big source of household wealth and security they don’t have access to”.
With property ownership considered a “pillar” of retirement, Milena Malev, CoreLogic international’s GM, financial services and insurance solutions, stressed the implications women’s lower ownership could have on future living standards and healthcare access.
“This wealth gap becomes a particular challenge around retirement, and it’s well documented that if you still have rental or mortgage costs at the time you retire, then you have a much higher incidence of falling into poverty,” Ms Malev concluded.
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