The gender gap between the number of men and women who own property in Australia is closing, according to a study by Lonergan Research.
Some 62.7% of women own at least one residential dwelling compared with 64.4% of men.
Men remain the predominant group of property investors (14.2%) compared to women with 11.4%. In a tangent from real estate research, Lonergan also found men dominated cryptocurrency investment – 24.1% compared to 8% of women.
The research was commissioned by CoreLogic, which used the data to write its 2025 Women and Property Report.
Author Eliza Owen said: “Worsening housing affordability has meant home ownership rates over time are falling, and falling most acutely across lower income cohorts.
“In the past, we have noted that women are potentially one disadvantaged group when it comes to attaining home ownership due to having slightly lower earnings overall.”
The data says Gen Z males (13.8%) own at least one investment property compared with women (6.4%).
Women placed a higher rating of importance on home ownership (44%) than men (33.5%).
Respondents of both genders ranked financial stability and the stability of living arrangements as the most significant motivations for buying property.