A CSO Frontier Series Output- What is this?
Seven in ten (72.6%) purchases of residential dwellings were joint transactions with a male and female. Just over one in ten (11.7%) were male sole purchasers while a further one in ten (11.4%) were female sole purchasers.
| X-axis label | Male (Sole) | Female (Sole) | Male and Female (Joint) | 2 Males (Joint) | 2 Females (Joint) | Multiple Males and/or Females, along with Unknowns (Sole and Joint) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4380 | 4840 | 14530 | 320 | 200 | 4300 |
| 2011 | 3880 | 3790 | 13270 | 320 | 200 | 3950 |
| 2012 | 4510 | 4560 | 17090 | 330 | 210 | 4740 |
| 2013 | 5330 | 5120 | 21180 | 330 | 250 | 5530 |
| 2014 | 7460 | 6780 | 31300 | 610 | 370 | 6660 |
| 2015 | 8670 | 7850 | 38160 | 730 | 470 | 7370 |
| 2016 | 8770 | 8130 | 43420 | 830 | 600 | 1890 |
| 2017 | 9120 | 8560 | 48130 | 840 | 690 | 1970 |
| 2018 | 8970 | 8340 | 51310 | 930 | 710 | 1640 |
| 2019 | 8610 | 8380 | 53590 | 980 | 730 | 1520 |
The highest proportion of male and female joint purchasers were in Meath (82.7%), South Dublin (82.1%) and Kildare (81.3%) while the lowest was 61.5% in Leitrim.
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