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| 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 Islands District | ||||||||
| Topics |
Lantau |
Tung Chung New Town |
Discovery Bay |
Peng Chau & Hei Ling Chau |
Lamma & Po Toi |
Cheung Chau South |
Cheung Chau North | |
| Demographic characteristics | ||||||||
| Population |
15 929 |
18 598 |
15 392 |
7 852 |
5 550 |
11 604 |
11 742 | |
| Proportion of population (%) | Aged under 15 |
12.0 |
18.4 |
19.1 |
11.9 |
14.1 |
18.2 |
18.4 |
| Aged 15 - 64 |
74.0 |
75.1 |
78.2 |
76.9 |
76.7 |
69.9 |
67.6 | |
| Aged 65 and over |
14.0 |
6.5 |
2.7 |
11.2 |
9.2 |
11.9 |
14.0 | |
| Median age |
35 |
32 |
34 |
35 |
34 |
34 |
33 | |
| Proportion of population aged 15 and over being never married (%) | Male |
42.0 |
32.7 |
19.9 |
47.9 |
39.5 |
36.0 |
38.5 |
| Female |
31.3 |
32.2 |
25.4 |
32.3 |
35.7 |
32.8 |
30.4 | |
| Education | ||||||||
| School attendance rate of population aged 6 - 18 (%) |
84.4 |
93.6 |
99.2 |
86.4 |
90.5 |
91.0 |
89.7 | |
| Proportion of non-student population aged 20 and over having attained tertiary education (%) |
10.1 |
20.5 |
65.5 |
11.1 |
32.0 |
8.8 |
5.5 | |
| Labour force characteristics | ||||||||
| Labour force |
5 728 |
11 709 |
8 484 |
3 922 |
3 293 |
6 247 |
5 891 | |
| Labour force participation rate (%) | Male |
50.2 |
80.5 |
89.2 |
49.4 |
77.0 |
73.5 |
67.8 |
| Female |
38.8 |
59.9 |
68.0 |
59.6 |
68.6 |
51.2 |
50.4 | |
| Both sexes |
44.8 |
69.7 |
77.4 |
53.7 |
72.7 |
62.0 |
59.3 | |
| Median monthly income from main employment of working population (HK$) |
10,000 |
12,500 |
30,000 |
9,000 |
13,500 |
10,000 |
9,000 | |
| Household characteristics | ||||||||
| Number of domestic households |
5 384 |
5 831 |
6 145 |
2 468 |
2 397 |
3 749 |
3 594 | |
| Average domestic household size |
2.4 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
3.1 | |
| Median monthly domestic household income (HK$) |
10,030 |
23,680 |
55,000 |
12,500 |
20,000 |
14,500 |
13,500 | |
| Housing characteristics | ||||||||
| Number of occupied quarters |
5 401 |
5 817 |
6 159 |
2 452 |
2 391 |
3 802 |
3 614 | |
| Average number of domestic households per unit of quarters |
1.01 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.01 |
1.01 |
1.00 |
1.01 | |
| Proportion of domestic households owning the quarters they occupy (%) |
49.4 |
68.0 |
41.8 |
62.8 |
43.3 |
71.4 |
58.0 | |
| Median monthly domestic household mortgage payment and loan repayment (HK$) |
6,800 |
7,000 |
17,000 |
5,250 |
8,000 |
6,000 |
5,000 | |
| Median mortgage payment and loan repayment to income ratio (%) |
26.0 |
27.9 |
29.6 |
23.0 |
24.9 |
23.3 |
27.0 | |
| Median monthly domestic household rent (HK$) |
1,538 |
1,760 |
12,460 |
2,000 |
4,500 |
3,200 |
2,200 | |
| Median rent to income ratio (%) |
14.6 |
12.1 |
26.2 |
17.8 |
19.4 |
25.0 |
15.1 | |
Concepts and Definitions for the 2001 Population Census