The Whole Territory
Topics
The Whole Territory
Marine
All Land
Areas
Hong Kong Island
Kowloon
New Territories
Demographic characteristics
Population
6 708 389
5 895
6 702 494
1 335 469
2 023 979
3 343 046
Proportion of population (%)
Aged under 15
16.5
10.1
16.5
14.8
15.1
18.1
Aged 15 - 64
72.3
85.0
72.3
73.3
70.4
73.1
Aged 65 and over
11.1
4.9
11.1
11.9
14.5
8.8
Median age
36
36
36
37
38
35
Proportion of population aged 15 and over being never married (%)
Male
33.9
30.8
33.9
33.2
34.7
33.6
Female
30.1
19.3
30.1
31.4
29.8
29.7
Education
School attendance rate of population aged 6 - 18 (%)
94.2
73.9
94.2
95.7
95.1
93.3
Proportion of non-student population aged 20 and over having attained tertiary education (%)
15.9
5.8
15.9
24.5
13.9
13.6
Labour force characteristics
Labour force
3 437 992
4 651
3 433 341
725 485
1 004 326
1 703 530
Labour force participation rate (%)
Male
71.9
93.2
71.9
72.6
68.7
73.6
Female
51.6
74.8
51.5
56.1
48.6
51.4
Both sexes
61.4
87.8
61.4
63.8
58.4
62.2
Median monthly income from main employment of working population (HK$)
10,000
5,000
10,000
12,000
10,000
10,000
Household characteristics
Number of domestic households
2 053 412
1 522
2 051 890
417 477
639 671
994 742
Average domestic household size
3.1
3.3
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.2
Median monthly domestic household income (HK$)
18,705
10,600
18,705
24,000
15,850
18,500
Housing characteristics
Number of occupied quarters
2 015 235
1 778
2 013 457
408 887
612 449
992 121
Average number of domestic households per unit of quarters
1.02
N.A.
1.02
1.02
1.04
1.01
Proportion of domestic households owning the quarters they occupy (%)
50.8
N.A.
50.8
56.6
43.9
52.9
Median monthly domestic household mortgage payment and loan repayment (HK$)
8,500
N.A.
8,500
10,500
9,000
8,000
Median mortgage payment and loan repayment to income ratio (%)
28.1
N.A.
28.1
28.6
29.4
27.6
Median monthly domestic household rent (HK$)
1,500
N.A.
1,500
2,390
1,512
1,371
Median rent to income ratio (%)
13.9
N.A.
13.9
18.5
15.1
11.9

Constituency Areas in Central and Western District
   
Topics
Chung Wan
Mid Levels East
Castle Road
Peak
University
Kennedy Town & Mount Davis
Kwun Lung
Demographic characteristics
Population
17 250
20 256
19 931
21 271
20 998
14 540
12 873
Proportion of population (%)
Aged under 15
11.4
13.9
15.8
17.6
14.8
15.2
11.3
Aged 15 - 64
75.7
76.5
77.0
77.6
76.8
72.6
72.4
Aged 65 and over
12.9
9.5
7.2
4.8
8.3
12.2
16.3
Median age
38
36
36
37
36
36
39
Proportion of population aged 15 and over being never married (%)
Male
33.4
32.1
26.9
23.3
29.0
31.5
41.0
Female
33.2
33.7
29.8
36.4
36.5
30.4
35.0
Education
School attendance rate of population aged 6 - 18 (%)
94.4
98.1
98.5
99.2
99.1
97.2
92.7
Proportion of non-student population aged 20 and over having attained tertiary education (%)
33.5
47.4
55.3
61.4
47.7
21.1
16.1
Labour force characteristics 
Labour force
9 472
12 053
12 162
11 189
12 308
7 926
7 101
Labour force participation rate (%)
Male
73.9
79.1
80.4
81.6
74.7
75.8
68.7
Female
56.6
65.7
67.3
66.3
64.8
57.9
53.0
Both sexes
64.6
71.7
72.9
72.0
68.6
66.5
60.7
Median monthly income from main employment of working population (HK$)
13,000
22,000
28,750
20,000
20,000
12,000
10,000
Household characteristics
Number of domestic households
6 571
7 690
6 502
5 905
5 906
5 053
4 622
Average domestic household size
2.5
2.6
3.0
3.4
3.3
2.8
2.7
Median monthly domestic household income (HK$)
25,000
46,705
70,000
117,600
67,060
21,250
17,705
Housing characteristics
Number of occupied quarters
6 118
7 592
6 487
5 905
6 628
4 943
4 576
Average number of domestic households per unit of quarters
1.07
1.01
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.03
1.01
Proportion of domestic households owning the quarters they occupy (%)
48.5
57.0
55.2
30.8
66.5
45.3
54.6
Median monthly domestic household mortgage payment and loan repayment (HK$)
15,000
20,000
25,500
50,000
26,000
9,500
7,500
Median mortgage payment and loan repayment to income ratio (%)
30.3
32.3
28.3
33.3
28.0
32.1
27.6
Median monthly domestic household rent (HK$)
6,500
13,000
25,000
50,000
20,000
2,480
1,335
Median rent to income ratio (%)
25.2
28.9
32.6
35.8
30.0
17.7
13.4

Constituency Areas in Central and Western District (Cont'd.)
   
Topics
Sai Wan
Belcher
Shek Tong Tsui
Sai Ying Pun
Sheung Wan
Tung Wah
Centre Street
Water Street
Demographic characteristics
Population
19 187
17 558
18 509
20 072
15 140
14 075
14 097
16 127
Proportion of population (%)
Aged under 15
15.1
14.6
14.5
13.8
14.0
13.0
13.9
14.0
Aged 15 - 64
74.0
74.2
73.0
73.2
73.3
74.3
72.7
74.6
Aged 65 and over
10.9
11.3
12.5
13.0
12.7
12.7
13.5
11.4
Median age
37
37
38
38
38
37
38
37
Proportion of population aged 15 and over being never married (%)
Male
31.8
32.4
34.0
35.0
34.7
35.2
31.8
35.7
Female
30.5
31.0
29.3
28.6
31.0
35.1
29.1
30.8
Education
School attendance rate of population aged 6 - 18 (%)
99.0
97.6
94.0
94.9
96.2
98.3
94.6
95.4
Proportion of non-student population aged 20 and over having attained tertiary education (%)
19.9
21.6
16.1
17.8
19.0
30.1
20.4
24.4
Labour force characteristics
Labour force
11 561
10 182
10 574
10 972
8 144
8 288
8 152
9 503
Labour force participation rate (%)
Male
75.1
74.7
73.9
73.4
73.9
71.1
69.8
77.2
Female
57.8
59.2
55.7
53.6
54.5
62.5
52.1
59.4
Both sexes
66.0
66.7
64.5
63.4
64.1
66.7
60.2
68.1
Median monthly income from main employment of working population (HK$)
12,000
12,350
10,000
10,000
10,000
15,000
12,500
12,000
Household characteristics
Number of domestic households
6 653
5 901
6 176
6 859
5 493
5 360
5 132
5 722
Average domestic household size
2.8
2.8
2.9
2.8
2.7
2.5
2.7
2.7
Median monthly domestic household income (HK$)
21,250
23,000
17,000
16,900
15,703
23,305
20,670
22,000
Housing characteristics
Number of occupied quarters
6 415
5 830
5 874
6 370
5 008
5 171
4 954
5 411
Average number of domestic households per unit of quarters
1.03
1.03
1.05
1.06
1.08
1.04
1.03
1.04
Proportion of domestic households owning the quarters they occupy (%)
73.6
73.8
69.6
67.4
58.8
50.2
68.1
70.4
Median monthly domestic household mortgage payment and loan repayment (HK$)
9,400
9,000
7,500
7,000
7,500
13,000
10,000
9,800
Median mortgage payment and loan repayment to income ratio (%)
30.3
27.1
27.4
26.7
28.1
28.4
28.7
27.9
Median monthly domestic household rent (HK$)
5,200
6,000
4,400
4,800
5,000
6,024
5,440
5,110
Median rent to income ratio (%)
23.7
27.7
27.7
24.1
28.8
25.4
25.0
26.1

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