Households in Lampung, Central Java, and West Sulawesi Have the Highest Homeownership Rates

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) notes that Lampung, Central Java, and West Sulawesi are the three provinces with the highest percentage of households occupying their own homes.

Lampung's proportion reaches 90.53%, Central Java 90.25%, and West Sulawesi 90.86%.

Several other regions have slightly lower percentages, such as North Kalimantan at 68.24% and Riau Islands at 62.8%. Jakarta has the lowest percentage, at only 50.67%.

Homeownership is measured by the legality of the building, based on the housing documents and certificates owned by the household.

In this BPS survey, the types of evidence considered are the Certificate of Ownership (SHM), Certificate of Building Use Rights (SHGB), Certificate of Ownership of Apartment Units (SHSRS/SHMSRS), and other supporting documents such as Girik, Letter C, and others.

BPS states that homeownership by residents, especially those in households, is influenced by many factors. Citing research from Carliner (1974), Struyk and Marshall (1974), and Tan (2008), BPS mentions that income is one of the factors influencing the decision to own a home.

This data is sourced from the BPS National Socioeconomic Survey (Susenas), March 2022. Data collection during that period used the Susenas Kor questionnaire, the Susenas Consumption and Expenditure (KP) questionnaire.

The March Susenas sample comprised 345,000 households. The total household sample is spread across 34 provinces and 514 regencies/cities in Indonesia.

The following is a complete percentage of rural and urban households occupying their own homes:

1. West Sulawesi 90.86%
2. Lampung 90.53%
3. Central Java 90.25%
4. East Java 88.14%
5. West Kalimantan 87.83%
6. West Nusa Tenggara 86.64%
7. Papua 86.38%
8. Southeast Sulawesi 85%
9. Jambi 84.42%
10. Bengkulu 84.4%
11. Bangka Belitung Islands 83.3%
12. South Sulawesi 83.22%
13. East Nusa Tenggara 82.91%
14. South Sumatra 82.11%
15. Banten 81.81%
16. North Maluku 80.7%
17. Central Sulawesi 80.41%
18. North Sulawesi 79.12%
19. Aceh 78.8%
20. Gorontalo 77.79%
21. South Kalimantan 77.62%
22. West Java 77.34%
23. Central Kalimantan 76.25%
24. Yogyakarta Special Region 73.77%
25. Maluku 73.06%
26. West Papua 73.04%
27. Bali 70.88%
28. Riau 70.63%
29. East Kalimantan 70.63%
30. North Kalimantan 68.24%
31. West Sumatra 67.73%
32. North Sumatra 66.94%
33. Riau Islands 62.8%
34. Jakarta 50.67%