Share of young home buyers in South Africa by gender
Drawing from Lightstone Property market data, this dataset tracks property purchasing trends among young South Africans (aged 35 and under) across three snapshot years: 2005, 2015, and 2025. It breaks down buying patterns by gender and ownership structure, comparing single-buyer demographics against joint male-female, female-female, and male-male purchases.
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The data
5 rows, 4 columns.
- 2005 Number
- Share (%) of total home purchases by young buyers in this gender category during 2005. 1 – 43
- 2015 Number
- Share (%) of total home purchases by young buyers in this gender category during 2015. 1 – 39
- 2025 Number
- Share (%) of total home purchases by young buyers in this gender category during 2025. 1 – 34
- buyer_category Category
- Gender composition of buyers aged 35 and younger (female only, male only, male and female, female and female, male and male). Female and female, Female only, Male and female, Male and male, Male only
First rows
| 2005 | 2015 | 2025 | buyer_category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Female and female |
| 20 | 26 | 34 | Female only |
| 43 | 39 | 31 | Male and female |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Male and male |
| 34 | 33 | 33 | Male only |
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