2006 Population By-census

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Demographic

2001

2006

Population

6 708 389

6 864 346

Median age

36.7

39.6

Dependency ratio (number of persons aged under 15 and aged 65 and over per 1 000 persons aged between 15-64)

383

353

Sex ratio (number of males per 1 000 females)

960

911

Never-married population aged 15 and over (%)

31.9

32.4

Non-Chinese ethnicities (%)

5.1

5.0

Household

2001

2006

Number of domestic households

2 053 412

2 226 546

Average domestic household size

3.1

3.0

Median monthly domestic household income (HK$)

18,710

17,250

Educational

2001

2006

Population aged 15 and over with post-secondary education (%)

16.4

23.0

Economic

2001

2006

Labour force participation rate (%)

61.4

60.3

Working population

3 252 706

3 365 736

Median monthly income from main employment (HK$)

10,000

10,000

Housing and Internal Migration

2001

2006

Number of occupied quarters (excluding occupied board vessels)

2 013 457

2 225 103

Median rent to income ratio (%)

13.9

16.0

Median mortgage payment and loan repayment to income ratio (%)

28.1

26.6

Population aged 5 and over having internally migrated (%)

18.4

15.1

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