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 North District
   

Topics

Luen Wo Hui
Fanling Town
Cheung Wah
Wah Sum
Wah Ming
Yan Do
Ka Fuk
Sheung Shui Rural
Demographic characteristics
Population
21 562
19 565
19 045
24 487
19 766
28 536
20 701
19 102
Proportion of population (%)
Aged under 15
20.6
20.0
13.3
20.0
30.4
23.0
23.9
16.0
Aged 15 - 64
71.9
74.1
75.9
73.9
62.4
71.2
69.7
66.2
Aged 65 and over
7.5
5.9
10.8
6.1
7.2
5.8
6.3
17.8
Median age
34
33
36
33
34
32
33
37
Proportion of population aged 15 and over being never married (%)
Male
25.1
28.8
43.2
28.2
27.7
25.5
25.3
32.2
Female
23.3
25.4
36.4
27.6
24.8
26.6
25.2
27.2
Education
School attendance rate of population aged 6 - 18 (%)
95.9
95.4
87.4
95.3
94.1
94.9
96.9
92.1
Proportion of non-student population aged 20 and over having attained tertiary education (%)
10.7
23.4
4.0
17.5
4.0
15.8
12.9
9.4
Labour force characteristics
Labour force
10 751
11 092
10 157
13 296
8 326
14 562
9 850
7 845
Labour force participation rate (%)
Male
79.8
81.9
69.9
80.4
73.4
80.8
78.9
60.5
Female
52.5
63.0
46.2
55.4
41.5
56.1
51.2
44.2
Both sexes
65.9
72.2
58.2
67.3
57.1
68.0
64.6
52.2
Median monthly income from main employment of working population (HK$)
11,000
15,000
8,000
13,500
9,000
12,000
11,000
10,000
Household characteristics
Number of domestic households
6 704
6 767
5 157
7 882
5 518
8 975
5 720
5 647
Average domestic household size
3.1
2.8
3.6
3.0
3.5
3.1
3.5
3.1
Median monthly domestic household income (HK$)
20,000
25,000
14,250
24,100
12,000
21,000
21,538
14,330
Housing characteristics
Number of occupied quarters
6 626
6 752
5 158
7 905
5 286
8 972
5 720
5 669
Average number of domestic households per unit of quarters
1.01
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.04
1.00
1.00
1.01
Proportion of domestic households owning the quarters they occupy (%)
75.7
66.0
-
73.9
61.7
77.5
60.0
58.9
Median monthly domestic household mortgage payment and loan repayment (HK$)
7,000
11,000
-
8,500
1,787
7,000
7,000
12,000
Median mortgage payment and loan repayment to income ratio (%)
29.8
32.3
-
31.2
11.6
28.6
26.4
32.0
Median monthly domestic household rent (HK$)
2,200
4,900
1,219
1,580
1,030
1,940
1,205
2,400
Median rent to income ratio (%)
18.8
24.7
8.5
13.5
12.4
16.9
9.8
17.7

Constituency Areas in North District (Cont'd.)
   

Topics

Choi Yuk Tai
Choi Yuen
Shek Wu Hui
Tin Ping West
Tin Ping East
Fung Tsui
Sha Ta
Queen's Hill
Demographic characteristics
Population
19 889
16 314
16 877
12 955
14 620
15 889
13 658
15 691
Proportion of population (%)
Aged under 15
21.6
14.5
19.9
17.0
25.7
24.2
16.6
18.5
Aged 15 - 64
72.3
70.6
71.3
77.9
70.2
66.2
66.5
67.5
Aged 65 and over
6.1
14.9
8.7
5.2
4.2
9.6
16.9
14.1
Median age
34
39
35
29
32
35
35
36
Proportion of population aged 15 and over being never married (%)
Male
32.8
36.7
27.8
44.7
32.1
28.9
32.3
31.9
Female
30.6
31.0
28.9
40.6
32.3
24.1
27.9
24.4
Education
School attendance rate of population aged 6 - 18 (%)
93.9
89.8
95.5
87.6
93.6
94.7
90.0
94.3
Proportion of non-student population aged 20 and over having attained tertiary education (%)
8.9
5.0
17.7
4.0
9.3
7.9
2.9
8.0
Labour force characteristics
Labour force
9 370
7 517
8 250
6 232
6 412
6 328
6 110
6 703
Labour force participation rate (%)
Male
74.7
63.5
76.3
70.5
72.3
65.7
62.7
67.3
Female
44.3
41.2
54.1
41.0
43.5
38.9
38.3
41.5
Both sexes
59.0
52.2
65.0
55.6
57.0
51.3
50.2
54.8
Median monthly income from main employment of working population (HK$)
11,000
8,000
12,500
8,500
10,000
10,000
8,000
9,750
Household characteristics
Number of domestic households
5 607
5 086
5 536
3 181
3 662
4 780
3 807
5 024
Average domestic household size
3.4
3.1
2.9
3.9
3.9
3.2
3.5
3.1
Median monthly domestic household income (HK$)
19,000
10,175
20,225
14,800
15,500
15,000
10,000
12,300
Housing characteristics
Number of occupied quarters
5 606
5 081
5 318
3 184
3 653
4 765
3 790
4 982
Average number of domestic households per unit of quarters
1.00
1.00
1.03
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.01
1.01
Proportion of domestic households owning the quarters they occupy (%)
57.6
-
66.5
76.4
76.8
60.4
40.7
49.6
Median monthly domestic household mortgage payment and loan repayment (HK$)
7,551
-
9,000
1,982
2,250
3,611
*
10,000
Median mortgage payment and loan repayment to income ratio (%)
29.3
-
29.0
10.8
17.0
18.4
*
31.8
Median monthly domestic household rent (HK$)
1,298
831
4,300
1,060
1,250
3,400
1,400
2,500
Median rent to income ratio (%)
8.9
8.9
27.5
11.1
12.0
26.5
10.1
18.0

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Concepts and Definitions for the 2001 Population CensusConcepts and Definitions for the 2001 Population Census