AU_Women_and_Property_2023_Research

Women
& Property
Australia 2023
corelogic.com.au

Introduction
The third edition of the CoreLogic
Women and Property report provides
an update to the state of home
ownership for men and women across
Australia and New Zealand as of
January 2023.
This snapshot follows a stark shift in housing market conditions
compared with the end of 2022. As central banks around the
world started aggressively targeting inflation, the Reserve Bank
of Australia (RBA) lifted the underlying cash rate target 300 basis
points in 2022, and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ)
rose 350 basis points. This has led to a decline in home values
and sales volumes, amid rising interest costs and reduced
borrowing capacity.
Despite a sharp fall in home values over the past 12 months, the
snapshot of home ownership remains fairly consistent on what
was observed in the previous edition of this report. In Australia,
female ownership was inferred for at least part ownership of
70.1% of homes analysed, which is unchanged from the analysis
in 2022. However, there was a marginal decline in joint male-
female home ownership, and a slightly higher level of female-
only owned property. There was quite a different dynamic in
New Zealand, where the rate of property ownership associated
with female names only, and male names only declined, as joint
home ownership increased. Female-only ownership of property
inferred across New Zealand was 22.0%, lower than the 23.5%
reported in the previous year.
The following sections of this report outline the importance of
dwelling ownership, the methodology by which CoreLogic has
sought to identify gender differences in residential property
ownership, and explores the findings and implications from this
data.
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As of September 2022, RBA figures point to 57% of household
wealth being held in housing, even as national dwelling values
had fallen -4.8% from a recent peak in April 2022 to September.
At the end of 2021, Stats NZ reported owner-occupied
dwellings and other real estate not owned through businesses
accounting for 43% of household wealth, up from 38% at the
end of 2018. Stats NZ also noted the increase in household net
worth between 2018 and 2021 was largely driven by real estate
ownership.
Growth in property values has largely outstripped wages growth
over time. In Australia, national growth in dwelling values over
the past 20 years was around 140%, or the equivalent nominal
gain of $406,000 at the median dwelling value level. In contrast,
the national wage price index has increased 81.5% in the same
period. An extended period of low interest rates between 2008
and 2022 have seen substantial gains in asset values over wages
and savings. As a result, housing has been utilised1
as a source
of equity for funding costs later in life, which the Australian
government has noted can play an increasingly important role
in funding aged care2
. However, this also means that housing
can entrench inequality, where rapidly rising asset values
have led to a decline in home ownership overtime, particularly
among the young and the poor.
Security of tenure and satisfaction with housing has also been
shown to increase with home ownership3
.
1 Ong, R., Jefferson, T., Austen, S., & Wood, G. (2014). Housing equity withdrawal in Australia. AHURI Research & Policy Bulletin, (176).
2 Johnson, D., Worthington, A., & Brimble, M. (2015). The potential role of housing equity in a looming baby boomer retirement cash-flow crisis: An Australian perspective. Housing,
Theory and Society, 32(3), 266-288.
3 Dockery, M., & Bawa, S. (2019). Why do home-owners do better?. In State of Australian Cities.
4 Productivity Commission. (2019). Vulnerable private renters: evidence and options, September 2019. Australian Government.
5 Chomik, R., & Yan, S. (2019). Housing in an ageing Australia: Nest and nest egg?.
Although renting offers greater mobility and generally lower
housing costs than owning with a mortgage, there is evidence
that renting becomes less satisfying for tenants the longer they
are in the private rental market4
. Additionally, older Australians
who retire as renters generally face greater levels of housing
stress, and are at greater risk of poverty when taking housing
costs into account5
.
For these reasons, it is important to track rates of home
ownership across different intersections of society. The scope of
this particular report aims to understand the difference across
male and female home ownership.
There are several factors that may have historically hindered
home ownership among females relative to males. In past
reports, we have noted the role of the gender wage gap
potentially contributing to women falling behind on asset
accumulation, particularly where it may take women longer on
average, to accumulate a deposit for a home.
The gender wage gap in Australia as of November 2022 was
13.3%, down from 14.1% in May of 2022, and a decade average
of around 16%. The gender wage gap is based on average full-
time ordinary earnings of men and women in Australia. Labour
market conditions have tightened through the pandemic,
and full time ordinary earnings rose slightly faster for women
than men between May 2020 and November 2022 (up 6.1%),
compared to male earnings (5.2%). This has contributed to a
narrower gender wage gap.
Why does
property
ownership
matter?
Dwelling ownership is a key factor in
both wealth accumulation and secure
tenure across Australia and New
Zealand.

In New Zealand, the gender wage gap is smaller, coming in at 9.1% in 2021 (down from 9.5% in 2020).
The measurement of the gender pay gap in New Zealand is slightly different to Australia, with Stats NZ
comparing median hourly earnings as opposed to average weekly earnings.
Figure 1 presents a savings accumulation scenario for a 20% home deposit for men and women in
Australia. Based on the latest average weekly earnings data and the median Australian dwelling value
at January 2023, CoreLogic estimates it would require around 100 months of savings for men to
accumulate a 20% deposit, compared to 113 months for women.
Figure 1.0. Months taken to save a 20% deposit based on latest average weekly
earnings data for men and women
While full-time earnings are used for the official measure of the gender pay gap in Australia, women
are overrepresented in part-time employment, which tends to attract lower pay. Based on labour force
figures as of December 2022, women accounted for 68.1% of Australians in part time employment, and
38.7% of those in full-time employment. This further contributes to the overall pay disparity between
men and women, which may have implications for access to home ownership.
Over the past few years, various institutions have introduced initiatives to increase the likelihood of
women attaining home ownership. As an example, the Family Home Guarantee allows single parent
households (where women are overly represented) to access home loans with a deposit as low as
2%. The government guarantees the loan up to the rest of a 20% deposit, to help the purchaser avoid
LMI. The recent NSW government’s Shared Equity Home Buyer Helper is also targeted at single parent
households, and several key worker segments where women are over-represented, such as nursing,
teaching and midwifery. As interest rates move through the steepest rate-hiking cycle on record,
shared equity schemes will be particularly important for relieving the debt burden on lower-income
households, and helping to make home ownership more realistic.
Savings based on male average weekly earnings
Savings based on female average weekly earnings
20% deposit for median dwelling value in Australia
Source: CoreLogic, ABS. Assumes a flat savings rate of 15% of gross annual income and a standard
savings rate of 1.0% p.a. on saving deposits. Incomes are based on the full-time, ordinary hours, average
weekly earnings for men and women, and adjusted by historic average growth in the wage price index.
Assumes a 20% deposit on a static median dwelling value of $702,725.
$-
$20,000
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100,000
$120,000
$140,000
$160,000
$180,000
$200,000
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115
Savings basedon male average weekly earnings Savings basedon female average weekly earnings
20% deposit for median dwelling value inAustralia
Source: CoreLogic, ABS. Assumes a flat savings rate of 15% of gross annual income and a standard savings rate of 1.0% p.a on saving
deposits. Incomes are based on the full time, ordinary hours, average weekly earnings for men and women, and adjusted by historic
average growth in the wage price index. Assumes a 20% deposit on a static median dwelling value of $702,725

Method
CoreLogic has an extensive database
of residential properties in both
Australia and New Zealand, including
details of property attributes and
ownership.
However, this does not include data on the gender of property
owners. For this reason, CoreLogic analyses the first names of
dwelling owners (where the first name is available), to create a
name-gender association.
Matching gender to dwelling owners in
Australia and New Zealand
Names of dwelling owners were collected based on a snapshot
of the CoreLogic data universe as of January 2023. These
names were then compared to sources that match names to
gender, such as ‘popular baby name’ lists, and a gender to
name matching API service. A full list of the sources used in this
process are detailed in appendix 1.
Figure 2 shows the portion of properties across Australia and
New Zealand that were able to have a gender inferred to the
owner of the property. In New Zealand, the vast majority of
dwelling owners were able to be matched with a gender, largely
because first-name information is universally available. Overall,
a gender inference was made for 97.4% of residential property
owners.
Residential properties where gender ownership is
identified
not identified
Source: CoreLogic
Figure 2.0. Proportion of properties with gender
assigned to owner(s), by NZ Regions
Auckland (Unitary)
95% 5%
Bay of Plenty Region
99% 1%
Chathams
99% 1%
Hawkes Bay Region
99% 1%
Northland Region
99% 1%
Southland Region
99% 1%
Ota Region
99% 1%
Taranaki Region
99% 1%
Tasman Nelson Marlborough
99% 1%
West Coast Region
99% 1%
Canterbury Region
98% 2%
Gisborne (Unitary)
98% 2%
Manawatu-Wanganui Region
98% 2%
Waikato Region
98% 2%
Wellington Region
98% 2%

In Australia, the provision of first-name information for property
ownership is less standardised. Owner names were sourced
from the state valuer general offices of Victoria, Queensland,
WA and the NT. There was a limited subset of data available
for properties across NSW, and no first name information was
available for the ACT, SA and Tasmania.
Figure 2.1. Proportion of properties with gender
assigned to owner(s), by AU states
Based on the various samples of property information collected,
CoreLogic was able to derive the portion of properties where
the owner name indicated male, female, or joint male and
female ownership.
In Australia, the boundaries analysed were aligned to the
Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) for 2016,
including states, Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (GCCSA)
and Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4). In New Zealand, the
geographical boundaries used are the Regional Council areas
and Territorial Authority (TA) regions.
identified
not identified
Source: CoreLogic
ACT
100%
VIC
77% 23%
WA
75% 25%
SA
100%
TAS
100%
NT
66% 34%
NSW
5% 95%
QLD
77% 23%

Findings
Female ownership lower than male ownership
in Australia and New Zealand
Male-inferred ownership of dwellings was higher than for
females across both Australia and New Zealand, though there is
greater parity between males and females in New Zealand.
Of the properties analysed across Australia, female names were
associated with ownership of 26.8% of properties, and partial
ownership of 43.4% of properties. This implies at least partial
female ownership of 70.1% of homes. Male names associated
with home ownership made up a notably higher 29.9%, and
partial ownership of 43.4%. This took at least partial ownership
of property by men to 73.2%. In other words, male ownership
was higher by roughly 3.1% of stock analysed.
Compared with the snapshot taken at the start of 2022, there
has been a slight shift in the composition of home ownership
in Australia. Rates of property ownership associated with male
names was unchanged, but female names associated with
home ownership increased slightly (from 26.6%). There was
a slight reduction in the portion of properties associated with
joint ownership between men and women, from 43.5% in 2022,
to 43.4% in 2023. This also took the disparity between male and
female home ownership lower over the year.
Across New Zealand, there was a greater parity in home
ownership between men and women in 2023, though in
aggregate, female names were still associated with less
ownership than men. Solely female ownership was inferred for
22.0% of properties, compared with 22.5% of male ownership.
Joint ownership of dwellings was relatively high in New Zealand
compared with Australia, at 55.5%. Of the observed properties
across New Zealand, male ownership was inferred across 8,149
additional properties (0.5% of dwellings observed).
In addition to male ownership being slightly higher across
New Zealand, male ownership was also inferred for more
expensive properties. The median property value of male-
owned dwellings across New Zealand was $714,803, compared
to $704,211 for females.
In New Zealand, there has been a decline in the portion of both
female-only and male-only inferred ownership compared with
the results for 2022. Male ownership declined from 24.2% last
year, and female ownership fell notably from 23.5%. Joint male-
female ownership increased from 52.3%.
Figure 3.0 Portion of ownership by gender,
Australia vs NZ
Australia
New Zealand
26.8%
22.0%
29.9%
22.5%
43.4%
55.5%
Female ownership
Male ownership
Joint male-female ownership
Source: CoreLogic
While a very high portion of New Zealand dwellings were
analysed for this report, there should be some caution used
when making direct comparisons around home-ownership
year-on-year. It is possible that more purchasing decisions in
the past few years have been made by male and female couples
than singles due to affordability constraints, but there is also
the possibility that a change in the properties observed year-on-
year may have affected the results. This is particularly pertinent
for New Zealand, where a greater portion of housing stock was
analysed in 2023 (94%), compared to 2022 (where around 80%
of property was analysed). In Australia, 87% of properties were
analysed in 2022, compared with 86% for this year’s analysis.

Australian men own more houses
Of the houses analysed across Australia, 28.5% were associated
with male ownership, compared to 24.1% owned by females.
Joint male-female ownership was the most common ownership
associated with houses, at 47.4%, but male ownership was
ultimately associated with 4.3% more of housing stock.
Female ownership was the most common across units in
Australia, where female names only were associated with 35.7%
of units, compared to male names being associated with 34.6%
of unit stock. Joint male-female ownership was inferred for
29.7% of units in Australia.
This finding has further implications for gender wealth gaps,
because detached houses, and higher-value property more
broadly, has been associated with higher longer-term capital
gains. In Australia, detached houses have seen 10-year
annualised growth rates of 5.1% per year to January 2023,
compared to 3.4% across the unit market.
Low levels of joint, same-sex ownership
identified
Where ownership was only attributed to male or female
ownership, there was largely only one owner name identified
for the property. In Australia, around 92% of properties only
associated with one gender had a single owner (as opposed
to two or more owners of the same gender). For New Zealand,
84.3% of female-inferred ownership had only one owner, while
this was the case for 80.5% of dwellings owned by males.
Property ownership by two or more females made up the lowest
volume of ownership of properties analysed in both Australia
and New Zealand.
Men own more investment property in both
Australia and New Zealand
In both Australia and New Zealand, male ownership was
associated with more properties identified by CoreLogic
as investments. Gender ownership inferred for investment
property across the two countries is summarised in figure 4.
Figure 4.0 Ownership of investment property -
Australia vs NZ
In Australia, 30.4% of the properties analysed for this report
were flagged as investment properties. This is close to the
portion of ‘renting’ households identified in the 2021 Australian
Census (30.6%).
Males were inferred to have the highest level of investment
property ownership in Australia at 36.3%. This was higher than
29.5% with inferred female ownership, and it was even higher
than joint male-female ownership of investment properties
(which was 34.2%). Taking into account joint male-female
ownership, males were identified as owning almost 7% more of
the investment properties analysed.
Owner-occupied property was far more likely to have joint
male-female names associated with the property. Of the owner-
occupied properties analysed in Australia, almost half (47.4%)
were owned jointly by males and females. Female ownership of
owner-occupied property was still lower than male ownership,
at 25.6% for females and 27.0% for males. This meant that
overall, men were inferred to own around 1.4% more of the
owner-occupied dwelling stock.
In Australia, CoreLogic estimates just over half of investment
properties are units, even though units only represent around
26% of overall housing stock. The relative affordability of units
may explain why male only ownership of this stock is so high.
However, male ownership of investment property accounts for
around 67.8% of the gap between male and female ownership
in Australia.
Australia
New Zealand
29.5%
21.3%
36.3%
26.4%
34.2%
52.3%
Female ownership
Male ownership
Joint male-female ownership
Source: CoreLogic

Across the states and territories analysed, there were 8 SA4 regional markets where female names were
associated with higher rates of investment property ownership than male names. These regions were
highly diverse in their price-points and characteristics. These were North Sydney and Hornsby, the
Eastern Suburbs and Ryde within Sydney, Murray, the Central West and the Riverina in regional NSW, as
well as the Inner South of Melbourne and the Outback NT (figure 4).
Figure 5.0 Regions with higher rates of female-owned investment property - AU
Greater Capital City
or Rest of State
SA4
Regional Name
Portion of
female
ownership
Portion of
male
ownership
Portion of joint
male-female
ownership
Greater Sydney
Sydney - North Sydney
and Hornsby
38.9% 36.1% 25.0%
Greater Sydney
Sydney - Eastern
Suburbs
38.1% 35.3% 26.7%
Greater Sydney Sydney - Ryde 37.6% 37.3% 25.1%
Rest of NSW Murray 36.3% 32.5% 31.2%
Rest of NSW Central West 35.4% 32.5% 32.0%
Greater Melbourne Melbourne - Inner South 35.1% 33.6% 31.3%
Rest of NSW Riverina 34.7% 33.9% 31.4%
Rest of NT
Northern Territory -
Outback
32.8% 32.4% 34.8%
TA Name
Portion of
female
ownership
Portion of
male
ownership
Portion of joint
male-female
ownership
Carterton District 21.1% 17.3% 61.5%
Whakatane District 21.9% 20.0% 58.1%
Nelson City 22.8% 22.8% 54.4%
Kapiti Coast District 21.5% 20.4% 58.1%
Figure 5.1 Regions with higher rates of female-owned investment property - NZ
Source: CoreLogic
In New Zealand, joint male-female ownership accounted for the majority of both owner-occupied and
investment property ownership observed. Joint male-female ownership was inferred for 56.9% of owner-
occupied dwellings, and 52.3% of investment dwellings.
Male-only names were inferred for 26.4% of investment dwelling ownership, compared to 21.3% of
female ownership. Meanwhile, owner-occupier property had a higher rate of female ownership (22.7%),
compared to 20.4% of male names.
Around 83% of dwellings analysed in this report for New Zealand had an owner-occupier or investment
flag assigned. Based on these observations, it does seem there is a similar trend in New Zealand to
Australia, where investment property accounts for much of the gap in ownership between genders. In
New Zealand, there were a handful of areas where women had a higher share of investment property
ownership (figure 5.2).

Ownership by region – Australia
The table below summarises ownership by gender for high-level regions across Australia. The portion of
residential property associated with female ownership was smaller than the portion of male ownership
across all high-level regions.
As noted in past editions of this report, there is a larger difference in rates of home ownership by gender
across states and territories with a higher concentration of the labour force in the resources sector, such
as Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. This may in part be attributable to women
making up a relatively small portion of highly-compensated sectors across the states, such as mining
and construction.
Figure 7 compares rates of female home ownership with the median dwelling value of properties across
different SA4 regional markets of Australia. Dwelling ownership among women tended to be higher in
more populous, high-value dwelling markets. Sydney’s Eastern suburbs is a good example, where 37.3%
of property was associated with female ownership. Not only was this the highest rate of female dwelling
ownership across the SA4 markets, but it was also one of 14 markets where the rate was higher than the
male ownership rate.
Figure 6.0 Summary of ownership proportions by gender and region - Australia
Region Type Region Name
Number of
Properties
Analysed
Portion of
property
with female
ownership
Portion of
property
with male
ownership
Portion of
property owned
jointly by males
and females
Country Australia 4,650,771 26.8% 29.9% 43.4%
State NSW 163,703 30.6% 33.7% 35.7%
State VIC 1,945,471 28.8% 30.7% 40.5%
State NT 45,884 25.3% 32.0% 42.8%
State QLD 1,639,655 25.2% 28.3% 46.6%
State WA 856,058 24.7% 30.1% 45.3%
Capital City Greater Sydney 114,863 31.9% 33.8% 34.3%
Capital City
Greater
Melbourne
1,475,898 29.4% 31.8% 38.8%
Rest of State Rest of NT 9,170 28.6% 30.1% 41.3%
Rest of State Rest of NSW 48,840 27.6% 33.4% 39.0%
Rest of State Rest of Vic. 469,573 26.8% 27.5% 45.7%
Capital City
Greater
Brisbane
780,672 25.4% 28.8% 45.8%
Capital City Greater Perth 696,631 25.3% 30.2% 44.6%
Rest of State Rest of Qld 858,983 25.0% 27.7% 47.3%
Capital City Greater Darwin 36,714 24.4% 32.4% 43.2%
Rest of State Rest of WA 159,427 22.0% 29.6% 48.4%
Source: CoreLogic

Figure 7.0 Female ownership rate versus median dwelling value - SA4 markets
An important factor playing into the correlation between income and female rates of home ownership
is income. As noted in the previous report, there has been some scholarly research suggesting that
women are more inclined to invest in real estate than their male counterparts where they have the
resources to do so. The fact that higher rates of home ownership are not only concentrated in areas
where property values are high, but where incomes are high, might help to explain why dwelling
ownership rates are actually higher among women in some of Australia’s most expensive regions.
Additionally, the median of properties associated with female ownership was higher than the median
of properties owned by males in Australia (the opposite was found in New Zealand). For properties
associated with female owners, the median dwelling value was $728,261. Across male owners, the
median dwelling value was $717,079.
Source: CoreLogic
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
$0 $500,000 $1,000,000 $1,500,000 $2,000,000
Figure 7.0 Female ownership rate versus median
dwelling value - SA4 markets
Source: CoreLogic

Ownership by region – New Zealand
Figure 8 summarises ownership by gender for New Zealand Regions. Appendix 3 provides the full
breakdown of female ownership rates by Territorial Authority. The region with the highest rate of female
ownership was Gisborne, at 24.7%. Of the 14 regions analysed, Gisborne also had a relatively high rate
of home ownership relative to male ownership. Six of the regions analysed had a higher rate of home
ownership among females than males (Gisborne, Bay of Plenty, Wellington, Hawkes Bay, Northland and
the Tasman Nelson Marlborough region).
Figure 8.0 Summary of ownership proportions by gender and region - New Zealand
Number of
Properties
Analysed
Portion of
property
with female
ownership
Portion of
property
with male
ownership
Portion of
property owned
jointly by males
and females
New Zealand New Zealand 1,539,417 22.0% 22.5% 55.5%
Region
Gisborne
(Unitary)
13,698 24.7% 22.7% 52.6%
Region
Auckland
(Unitary)
413,840 23.4% 26.3% 50.3%
Region
Wellington
Region
160,449 22.6% 20.5% 56.9%
Region
Manawatu-
Whanganui
Region
88,808 22.4% 22.6% 55.0%
Region
Hawkes Bay
Region
53,869 21.9% 19.7% 58.3%
Region
Bay of Plenty
Region
101,625 21.7% 19.1% 59.2%
Region
Canterbury
Region
224,123 21.7% 21.7% 56.7%
Region
Northland
Region
68,882 21.6% 21.6% 56.8%
Region
Southland
Region
39,952 21.2% 23.4% 55.4%
Region Taranaki Region 42,864 20.6% 22.1% 57.3%
Region Ota Region 93,510 20.6% 21.2% 58.2%
Region Waikato Region 161,125 20.5% 20.7% 58.8%
Region
West Coast
Region
16,339 20.1% 29.6% 50.3%
Region
Tasman Nelson
Marlborough
60,122 19.9% 18.9% 61.2%
Source: CoreLogic

Figure 9 dives a little deeper into regional rates of home ownership associated with female names. The
chart plots the TA region rate of female home ownership alongside the median valuation of dwellings as
at January 2023.
There was less of a clear relationship between home ownership rates and typical dwelling values in New
Zealand, where median values were above $1 million (these were major Auckland markets). Beyond
that, home ownership rates tended to be lower in more in more expensive areas, which is virtually
opposite to the trend observed across Australia.
Figure 9.0 Female ownership rate versus median dwelling value - TA markets
The top TA regions for female home ownership were the Whanganui District (26.5%), the Kawerau
District (26.4%), the South Waikato District (25.4%), and Invercargill City (25.3%). Aside from Auckland
City, which had a relatively high rate of home ownership among females (25.1%), these high female-
ownership areas are typically more rural or provincial, and affordable. The relatively low price points
within these markets may make home ownership more attainable for women.
Areas with relatively low rates of female home ownership were not only more expensive, such as Selwyn
(where rates of female ownership were 15.4% and the median dwelling value was around $740,000),
but some were popular tourist destinations, such as Mackenzie (with a female home ownership rate of
13.8%), Southland District (15.1%). Such areas are likely to have more investment properties, where
males were also seen to be more active across the market.
Source: CoreLogic
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
$-
$500,000
$1,000,000
$1,500,000
$2,000,000
$2,500,000
$3,000,000
Figure 9.0 Female ownership rate versus median dwelling value - TA
markets
Source: CoreLogic

Home
ownership
showing an
improvement,
but investment
still makes up
a large part of
the gap…
Comparing these results with the snapshot in January 2022,
there does seem to be an improvement in parity ownership
rates of men and women. This came from shifts in joint
ownership. In Australia, a reduction in joint male-female
ownership led to a slight increase in the portion of female-only
owned property relative to 2022. In New Zealand, there was
a substantial jump in joint ownership of property between
men and women, which led to the disparity between male
and female ownership falling to half a percent (down from 0.7
percentage points), as male-only ownership fell a little faster
than female-only ownership. This suggests that more male-
female partners may have made purchasing decisions in New
Zealand in 2022, rather than structural reforms helping to
empower female property ownership.
For Australia, there continued to be higher rates of dwelling
ownership among women in expensive parts of the country.
While it is difficult to draw causal relationships from this data,
income may play a part in empowering more women to own
dwellings across the northern and eastern suburbs of Sydney.
While female ownership rates were still low relative to males
across resource-based markets, there was also a slight uptick
in female ownership across WA, QLD and the NT compared with
2022.
In both Australia and New Zealand, investment property seems
to account for a big portion of the discrepancy between men
and women. Empowering women through greater financial
literacy and education about property investment may help to
erode this disparity in ownership over time.
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Appendix 1
Data description Accessed at Data owner
US name-gender associations from
1879 to present
https://data.world/howarder/gender-by-
name
Social Security Administration (US)
Most popular baby names 1944-2013
(South Australia)
https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/
popular-baby-names
South Australia Attorney-General’s
Department
Most popular baby names 1954 to
2017
https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/assets/
files/Top-100-girls-and-boys-names-
since-1954.xlsx
NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Supplementary name matches for
ethnic names
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Number of
Properties
Analysed
Portion of
property with
female ownership
Portion of
property with
male ownership
Portion of property
owned jointly by
males and females
Country Australia 4,650,771 26.8% 29.9% 43.4%
State NSW 163,703 30.6% 33.7% 35.7%
State VIC 1,945,471 28.8% 30.7% 40.5%
State NT 45,884 25.3% 32.0% 42.8%
State QLD 1,639,655 25.2% 28.3% 46.6%
State WA 856,058 24.7% 30.1% 45.3%
Capital City Greater Sydney 114,863 31.9% 33.8% 34.3%
Capital City Greater Melbourne 1,475,898 29.4% 31.8% 38.8%
Rest of State Rest of NT 9,170 28.6% 30.1% 41.3%
Rest of State Rest of NSW 48,840 27.6% 33.4% 39.0%
Rest of State Rest of Vic. 469,573 26.8% 27.5% 45.7%
Capital City Greater Brisbane 780,672 25.4% 28.8% 45.8%
Capital City Greater Perth 696,631 25.3% 30.2% 44.6%
Rest of State Rest of Qld 858,983 25.0% 27.7% 47.3%
Capital City Greater Darwin 36,714 24.4% 32.4% 43.2%
Rest of State Rest of WA 159,427 22.0% 29.6% 48.4%
SA4 Region Sydney - Eastern Suburbs 9,107 37.3% 32.8% 29.9%
SA4 Region
Sydney - North Sydney and
Hornsby
10,388 36.6% 31.8% 31.6%
SA4 Region Sydney - City and Inner South 10,318 36.1% 40.5% 23.5%
SA4 Region Sydney - Ryde 4,239 34.7% 34.7% 30.6%
SA4 Region Melbourne - Inner 255,869 34.0% 36.4% 29.6%
SA4 Region Melbourne - Inner East 114,954 33.6% 31.8% 34.6%
SA4 Region Sydney - Inner West 8,274 33.6% 33.8% 32.6%
SA4 Region Sydney - Northern Beaches 6,048 33.1% 30.1% 36.8%
SA4 Region
Newcastle and Lake
Macquarie
7,425 33.0% 34.6% 32.4%
SA4 Region Melbourne - Inner South 138,650 32.6% 27.0% 40.4%
SA4 Region Central Coast 5,000 32.4% 31.6% 36.0%
Appendix 2
Summary of ownership proportions by gender and region - Australia

Number of
Properties
Analysed
Portion of
property with
female ownership
Portion of
property with
male ownership
Portion of property
owned jointly by
males and females
SA4 Region Brisbane Inner City 106,552 30.5% 33.5% 36.0%
SA4 Region Perth - Inner 62,109 30.1% 32.1% 37.8%
SA4 Region
Sydney - Baulkham Hills and
Hawkesbury
4,426 30.0% 28.0% 42.0%
SA4 Region Sydney - Sutherland 5,038 29.8% 31.7% 38.4%
SA4 Region Sydney - Inner South West 15,783 29.8% 33.3% 37.0%
SA4 Region
Sydney - Outer West and Blue
Mountains
5,993 29.8% 30.9% 39.4%
SA4 Region Illawarra 6,292 29.3% 33.4% 37.3%
SA4 Region Sydney - Outer South West 4,183 28.9% 33.1% 38.0%
SA4 Region Ballarat 51,688 28.7% 28.1% 43.2%
SA4 Region Northern Territory - Outback 9,170 28.6% 30.1% 41.3%
SA4 Region Bendigo 47,261 28.3% 26.4% 45.2%
SA4 Region Brisbane - South 110,797 28.2% 31.8% 40.0%
SA4 Region Mid North Coast 3,586 28.1% 31.3% 40.5%
SA4 Region Sydney - South West 9,896 28.0% 34.6% 37.4%
SA4 Region Sydney - Parramatta 10,272 28.0% 38.4% 33.6%
SA4 Region
Southern Highlands and
Shoalhaven
3,156 27.8% 31.4% 40.8%
SA4 Region Sydney - Blacktown 5,898 27.8% 33.9% 38.3%
SA4 Region Mornington Peninsula 110,768 27.6% 25.6% 46.8%
SA4 Region Melbourne - West 230,757 27.6% 34.4% 38.0%
SA4 Region Melbourne - North East 148,660 27.4% 29.1% 43.5%
SA4 Region Geelong 104,756 27.3% 25.9% 46.8%
SA4 Region Gold Coast 222,300 27.2% 27.2% 45.6%
SA4 Region Melbourne - South East 216,917 27.2% 33.9% 39.0%
SA4 Region Melbourne - North West 110,524 26.8% 32.6% 40.6%
SA4 Region Warrnambool and South West 36,586 26.7% 27.9% 45.3%
SA4 Region Richmond - Tweed 4,863 26.7% 30.0% 43.2%
SA4 Region North West 43,309 26.6% 30.3% 43.1%
SA4 Region Toowoomba 50,072 26.6% 24.8% 48.6%
SA4 Region Far West and Orana 2,063 26.6% 34.3% 39.2%
SA4 Region Brisbane - North 73,123 26.5% 28.2% 45.3%

Number of
Properties
Analysed
Portion of
property with
female ownership
Portion of
property with
male ownership
Portion of property
owned jointly by
males and females
SA4 Region Melbourne - Outer East 148,799 26.5% 27.7% 45.8%
SA4 Region Hunter Valley exc Newcastle 3,973 26.1% 34.4% 39.5%
SA4 Region Shepparton 35,507 26.0% 28.5% 45.5%
SA4 Region Cairns 86,795 25.9% 29.8% 44.3%
SA4 Region Hume 50,704 25.8% 27.0% 47.2%
SA4 Region Capital Region 4,519 25.7% 32.9% 41.4%
SA4 Region Brisbane - West 59,210 25.6% 25.4% 49.0%
SA4 Region Latrobe - Gippsland 99,762 25.6% 27.6% 46.7%
SA4 Region Coffs Harbour - Grafton 2,225 25.6% 46.0% 28.4%
SA4 Region Riverina 2,593 25.6% 33.4% 41.0%
SA4 Region Central West 3,492 25.3% 32.8% 41.9%
SA4 Region Sunshine Coast 138,668 25.2% 23.4% 51.4%
SA4 Region Perth - South East 163,182 25.2% 33.4% 41.4%
SA4 Region Perth - North East 89,988 25.1% 30.1% 44.8%
SA4 Region Perth - North West 189,681 24.9% 28.0% 47.1%
SA4 Region Perth - South West 148,785 24.7% 29.2% 46.0%
SA4 Region Darling Downs - Maranoa 34,446 24.7% 28.8% 46.5%
SA4 Region Murray 2,103 24.6% 28.6% 46.8%
SA4 Region Darwin 36,714 24.4% 32.4% 43.2%
SA4 Region Wide Bay 105,415 24.3% 26.1% 49.6%
SA4 Region New England and North West 2,550 24.2% 33.3% 42.5%
SA4 Region Ipswich 107,790 24.0% 29.5% 46.6%
SA4 Region Townsville 76,015 23.9% 30.1% 45.9%
SA4 Region Moreton Bay - North 78,103 23.6% 25.6% 50.8%
SA4 Region Brisbane - East 79,914 23.5% 24.3% 52.1%
SA4 Region Queensland - Outback 14,363 23.4% 35.3% 41.3%
SA4 Region Logan - Beaudesert 102,980 22.7% 31.0% 46.2%
SA4 Region Western Australia - Wheat Belt 43,550 22.7% 28.3% 49.0%
SA4 Region Bunbury 66,326 22.4% 27.4% 50.2%
SA4 Region Mandurah 42,886 22.2% 28.5% 49.4%
SA4 Region Moreton Bay - South 62,203 21.6% 24.8% 53.6%
SA4 Region Central Queensland 74,884 21.3% 31.4% 47.2%
SA4 Region Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday 56,025 21.0% 32.3% 46.7%
SA4 Region
Western Australia - Outback
(South)
36,226 21.0% 33.2% 45.9%
SA4 Region
Western Australia - Outback
(North)
13,325 20.8% 34.6% 44.6%

Number of
Properties
Analysed
Portion of
property with
female ownership
Portion of
property with
male ownership
Portion of property
owned jointly by
males and females
New Zealand New Zealand 1,539,417 22.0% 22.5% 55.5%
Region Gisborne (Unitary) 13,698 24.7% 22.7% 52.6%
Region Auckland (Unitary) 413,840 23.4% 26.3% 50.3%
Region Wellington Region 160,449 22.6% 20.5% 56.9%
Region
Manawatu-Whanganui
Region
88,808 22.4% 22.6% 55.0%
Region Hawkes Bay Region 53,869 21.9% 19.7% 58.3%
Region Bay of Plenty Region 101,625 21.7% 19.1% 59.2%
Region Canterbury Region 224,123 21.7% 21.7% 56.7%
Region Northland Region 68,882 21.6% 21.6% 56.8%
Region Southland Region 39,952 21.2% 23.4% 55.4%
Region Taranaki Region 42,864 20.6% 22.1% 57.3%
Region Ota Region 93,510 20.6% 21.2% 58.2%
Region Waikato Region 161,125 20.5% 20.7% 58.8%
Region West Coast Region 16,339 20.1% 29.6% 50.3%
Region Tasman Nelson Marlborough 60,122 19.9% 18.9% 61.2%
TA Region Whanganui District 16,604 26.5% 22.7% 50.8%
TA Region Kawerau District 2,329 26.4% 27.9% 45.7%
TA Region South Waikato District 7,248 25.4% 27.6% 47.0%
TA Region Invercargill City 20,633 25.3% 23.3% 51.4%
TA Region Auckland - City 122,771 25.1% 28.1% 46.9%
TA Region Auckland - Waitakere 59,555 24.8% 25.8% 49.3%
TA Region Gisborne District 13,698 24.7% 22.7% 52.6%
TA Region Rotorua District 20,287 24.6% 22.1% 53.3%
TA Region Hamilton City 44,346 24.6% 23.8% 51.6%
TA Region Christchurch City 128,517 24.3% 23.4% 52.2%
TA Region Auckland - Manukau 81,187 24.0% 29.8% 46.2%
TA Region Dunedin City 43,507 23.9% 21.3% 54.8%
TA Region Wairoa District 2,878 23.8% 25.8% 50.3%
TA Region Nelson City 18,530 23.5% 19.1% 57.4%
TA Region Kapiti Coast District 21,575 23.3% 16.9% 59.9%
TA Region Napier City 20,747 23.2% 19.2% 57.6%
TA Region Auckland - North Shore 66,717 23.2% 25.5% 51.3%
TA Region Whakatane District 10,805 23.2% 19.9% 56.9%
TA Region Wellington City 60,317 23.2% 21.8% 55.1%
TA Region Palmerston North City 26,354 22.9% 21.8% 55.3%
Appendix 3
Summary of ownership proportions by gender and region - New Zealand

Number of
Properties
Analysed
Portion of
property with
female ownership
Portion of
property with
male ownership
Portion of property
owned jointly by
males and females
TA Region Horowhenua District 14,419 22.9% 21.8% 55.3%
TA Region Lower Hutt City 29,873 22.8% 22.4% 54.8%
TA Region Masterton District 10,184 22.5% 20.3% 57.2%
TA Region Hauraki District 7,594 22.5% 22.1% 55.4%
TA Region Porirua City 14,831 22.3% 19.2% 58.5%
TA Region Whangarei District 32,676 22.0% 19.8% 58.2%
TA Region Far North District 24,530 21.9% 24.1% 54.0%
TA Region Timaru District 17,958 21.8% 22.6% 55.7%
TA Region Tauranga City 47,886 21.7% 17.7% 60.6%
TA Region Auckland - Papakura 17,673 21.7% 29.6% 48.8%
TA Region Tararua District 7,657 21.6% 26.4% 52.1%
TA Region Opotiki District 2,799 21.5% 23.4% 55.1%
TA Region Gore District 5,303 21.3% 23.8% 54.9%
TA Region Waitomo District 3,325 21.3% 26.3% 52.4%
TA Region Carterton District 4,023 21.2% 17.1% 61.7%
TA Region Hastings District 24,244 21.1% 19.4% 59.5%
TA Region Matamata-Piako District 11,073 20.9% 19.6% 59.5%
TA Region Waitaki District 10,697 20.9% 22.4% 56.7%
TA Region South Taranaki District 10,322 20.8% 26.6% 52.6%
TA Region Upper Hutt City 14,180 20.8% 20.4% 58.8%
TA Region New Plymouth District 28,885 20.7% 20.4% 58.9%
TA Region Ruapehu District 6,240 20.6% 26.5% 53.0%
TA Region Buller District 5,430 20.4% 31.5% 48.1%
TA Region Grey District 6,375 20.2% 28.6% 51.2%
TA Region Central Hawke's Bay District 5,995 20.0% 20.1% 59.9%
TA Region Kaipara District 11,676 19.8% 21.3% 58.8%
TA Region Rangitikei District 5,923 19.6% 24.4% 56.0%
TA Region Westland District 4,534 19.5% 28.7% 51.8%
TA Region Waipa District 17,947 19.4% 16.7% 63.9%
TA Region Clutha District 7,938 19.4% 25.5% 55.1%
TA Region Ashburton District 11,063 19.4% 20.9% 59.7%
TA Region Waimate District 3,074 19.3% 24.4% 56.3%
TA Region Auckland - Franklin 18,631 19.3% 21.1% 59.6%
TA Region South Wairarapa District 5,459 19.0% 18.6% 62.4%
TA Region Waimakariri District 23,884 18.9% 16.9% 64.3%
TA Region on Auckland - Rodney 47,306 18.8% 18.2% 63.0%
TA Region Stratford District 3,763 18.7% 22.9% 58.4%
TA Region Marlborough District 20,414 18.7% 20.0% 61.3%

Number of
Properties
Analysed
Portion of
property with
female ownership
Portion of
property with
male ownership
Portion of property
owned jointly by
males and females
TA Region Taupo District 18,619 18.4% 18.6% 63.0%
TA Region Otorohanga District 3,268 18.4% 22.0% 59.6%
TA Region Tasman District 21,178 18.0% 17.6% 64.5%
TA Region Manawatu District 11,513 17.8% 19.7% 62.5%
TA Region Waikato District 24,156 17.8% 20.7% 61.5%
TA Region Kaikoura District 2,108 17.2% 21.6% 61.1%
TA Region Western Bay of Plenty District 17,838 16.8% 17.3% 66.0%
TA Region Central Otago District 11,223 16.2% 17.5% 66.3%
TA Region Hurunui District 6,117 16.1% 21.2% 62.7%
TA Region Queenstown-Lakes District 21,564 16.0% 20.6% 63.4%
TA Region Thames-Coromandel District 23,233 16.0% 16.6% 67.4%
TA Region Selwyn District 26,347 15.4% 17.4% 67.2%
TA Region Southland District 14,016 15.1% 23.5% 61.4%
TA Region Mackenzie District 3,636 13.8% 19.0% 67.2%

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