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 Sha Tin District
   
Topics
Sha Tin Town Centre
Lek Yuen
Wo Che Estate
City One
Yue Shing
Wong Uk
Sha Kok
Pok Hong
Jat Min
Demographic characteristics
Population
18 528
16 862
22 352
17 175
17 090
18 423
19 291
21 343
14 638
Proportion of population (%)
Aged under 15
18.1
14.6
14.0
18.9
15.3
17.2
11.5
9.8
10.4
Aged 15 - 64
75.5
70.2
72.0
73.0
76.9
73.5
71.1
80.1
80.2
Aged 65 and over
6.4
15.2
14.0
8.1
7.8
9.3
17.4
10.0
9.4
Median age
35
36
37
37
35
35
41
35
40
Proportion of population aged 15 and over being never married (%)
Male
29.1
35.6
42.1
23.2
26.3
29.5
39.0
46.2
40.5
Female
29.1
28.7
36.0
29.0
31.9
28.1
31.6
40.7
34.5
Education
School attendance rate of population aged 6 - 18 (%)
99.3
95.9
92.7
97.3
96.4
98.5
92.2
89.8
92.5
Proportion of non-student population aged 20 and over having attained tertiary education (%)
30.3
7.8
7.6
33.2
28.5
24.8
8.4
7.5
9.9
Labour force characteristics
Labour force
10 349
8 480
11 648
8 989
9 981
9 939
9 333
10 614
8 040
Labour force participation rate (%)
Male
78.8
69.6
69.0
78.7
79.9
76.7
62.6
67.3
74.5
Female
55.9
46.2
45.0
61.3
61.4
58.8
40.5
48.4
49.0
Both sexes
66.6
57.9
57.0
68.8
69.6
67.1
50.7
57.9
61.9
Median monthly income from main employment of working population (HK$)
17,500
10,000
9,000
18,000
15,500
14,500
9,000
9,000
9,500
Household characteristics
Number of domestic households
6 197
5 286
5 933
5 616
6 747
6 416
6 201
5 463
4 334
Average domestic household size
2.8
3.0
3.7
3.0
2.5
2.7
3.0
3.8
3.3
Median monthly domestic household income (HK$)
28,750
15,000
15,000
30,000
26,000
22,500
11,000
17,000
16,100
Housing characteristics
Number of occupied quarters
6 193
5 253
5 924
5 604
6 740
6 455
6 166
5 455
4 337
Average number of domestic households per unit of quarters
1.00
1.01
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.01
1.00
1.00
Proportion of domestic households owning the quarters they occupy (%)
79.0
11.3
-
80.0
77.7
74.4
-
-
9.1
Median monthly domestic household mortgage payment and loan repayment (HK$)
11,000
10,100
-
11,000
10,000
8,000
-
-
10,000
Median mortgage payment and loan repayment to income ratio (%)
33.3
27.4
-
27.9
27.8
29.2
-
-
29.6
Median monthly domestic household rent (HK$)
7,400
1,000
1,405
6,500
5,800
5,300
974
1,420
1,535
Median rent to income ratio (%)
28.9
8.5
9.9
25.5
26.9
31.9
9.7
8.5
10.6

 

Constituency Areas in Sha Tin District (Cont'd.)
Topics
Chun Kam
Sun Chui
Tai Wai
May Shing
Lower Shing Mun
Sui Wo
Fo Tan
Chun Ma
Heng To
Demographic characteristics
Population
12 405
14 599
15 771
12 942
11 496
14 485
12 922
17 203
35 463
Proportion of population (%)
Aged under 15
14.6
10.6
12.9
15.4
18.3
16.3
18.3
16.4
16.6
Aged 15 - 64
75.8
76.1
72.7
69.6
74.2
73.5
75.8
80.1
77.1
Aged 65 and over
9.6
13.3
14.4
15.0
7.5
10.2
5.9
3.4
6.2
Median age
36
40
37
40
35
38
36
28
34
Proportion of population aged 15 and over being never married (%)
Male
38.0
41.6
38.2
30.7
26.3
29.5
29.1
45.8
31.6
Female
32.3
34.0
33.1
26.6
25.0
27.2
28.0
48.6
30.3
Education
School attendance rate of population aged 6 - 18 (%)
94.0
89.2
94.1
92.6
92.6
97.4
96.2
99.7
92.0
Proportion of non-student population aged 20 and over having attained tertiary education (%)
10.6
7.2
8.6
16.1
25.1
24.3
25.8
44.5
20.6
Labour force characteristics
Labour force
6 251
7 404
8 280
6 206
7 042
7 274
6 753
8 664
19 204
Labour force participation rate (%)
Male
75.3
67.4
68.4
69.7
79.9
73.6
80.7
66.3
78.7
Female
49.0
43.9
44.3
48.2
64.7
55.1
56.7
61.8
58.8
Both sexes
62.1
55.9
55.7
58.4
71.8
63.8
68.1
63.8
68.2
Median monthly income from main employment of working population (HK$)
9,600
8,500
10,000
10,500
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
12,000
Household characteristics
Number of domestic households
3 944
4 486
4 758
4 136
3 287
4 420
4 063
3 544
10 080
Average domestic household size
3.0
3.2
3.2
3.0
3.4
3.2
3.1
3.6
3.4
Median monthly domestic household income (HK$)
15,000
13,000
16,000
16,000
31,770
27,083
31,000
68,900
26,000
Housing characteristics
Number of occupied quarters
3 931
4 494
4 742
4 137
3 279
4 417
4 025
5 729
10 081
Average number of domestic households per unit of quarters
1.00
1.00
1.01
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.01
1.00
1.00
Proportion of domestic households owning the quarters they occupy (%)
34.7
-
26.6
58.3
89.0
84.3
62.6
58.7
89.7
Median monthly domestic household mortgage payment and loan repayment (HK$)
7,100
-
7,300
11,200
9,184
10,000
12,000
30,000
8,300
Median mortgage payment and loan repayment to income ratio (%)
31.3
-
33.3
29.3
30.0
29.3
31.8
35.3
29.0
Median monthly domestic household rent (HK$)
1,265
1,203
1,371
985
10,000
6,000
5,000
14,350
10,000
Median rent to income ratio (%)
11.7
9.7
9.9
13.9
28.8
25.0
14.2
17.8
20.0

Constituency Areas in Sha Tin District (Cont'd.)
   
Topics
Kam Fung
Sunshine City
Lee On
Saddle Ridge
Kam Ying
Yiu On
Heng On
Tai Shui Hang
Bik Woo
Demographic characteristics
Population
20 182
24 646
24 825
14 885
15 314
18 574
15 960
14 686
19 005
Proportion of population (%)
Aged under 15
23.0
19.0
22.7
16.4
18.3
18.8
13.4
18.5
19.4
Aged 15 - 64
69.4
76.4
72.0
75.2
74.8
75.5
79.7
71.3
73.3
Aged 65 and over
7.6
4.6
5.3
8.4
7.0
5.6
6.9
10.2
7.3
Median age
33
34
33
36
35
32
33
37
35
Proportion of population aged 15 and over being never married (%)
Male
30.5
23.7
32.3
32.7
29.0
38.4
44.7
29.5
26.1
Female
28.2
25.4
28.6
27.7
24.9
36.2
38.6
28.1
28.9
Education
School attendance rate of population aged 6 - 18 (%)
96.0
98.3
95.5
93.9
91.8
89.7
89.2
93.3
96.6
Proportion of non-student population aged 20 and over having attained tertiary education (%)
12.2
35.2
15.3
14.2
15.9
5.5
6.3
11.8
34.1
Labour force characteristics
Labour force
9 777
15 094
11 800
8 289
8 818
8 493
8 508
7 457
10 291
Labour force participation rate (%)
Male
74.5
85.0
74.4
78.2
80.9
70.2
68.6
73.0
75.1
Female
48.9
67.0
52.2
53.8
59.5
43.4
47.9
50.5
63.1
Both sexes
61.4
75.1
63.0
65.7
69.8
56.6
58.4
61.1
68.5
Median monthly income from main employment of working population (HK$)
11,000
20,000
10,000
12,000
11,700
9,000
9,000
10,000
20,000
Household characteristics
Number of domestic households
5 702
8 333
6 805
4 207
4 379
4 643
4 198
4 280
5 298
Average domestic household size
3.5
2.9
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.9
3.7
3.3
3.3
Median monthly domestic household income (HK$)
18,800
38,600
18,000
24,500
25,000
14,000
16,000
20,000
45,000
Housing characteristics
Number of occupied quarters
5 628
8 332
6 938
4 219
4 379
4 644
4 132
4 279
5 330
Average number of domestic households per unit of quarters
1.01
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.02
1.00
1.00
Proportion of domestic households owning the quarters they occupy (%)
61.4
79.9
43.2
95.6
97.2
72.4
76.1
91.5
84.3
Median monthly domestic household mortgage payment and loan repayment (HK$)
8,000
13,500
10,000
6,700
5,600
2,000
2,200
2,700
17,000
Median mortgage payment and loan repayment to income ratio (%)
29.1
31.8
28.5
24.0
23.9
12.3
11.9
14.1
30.8
Median monthly domestic household rent (HK$)
1,730
7,600
1,636
5,600
5,000
1,164
1,202
6,500
8,000
Median rent to income ratio (%)
16.0
25.2
14.0
20.8
22.2
11.8
10.8
28.1
26.1

Constituency Areas in Sha Tin District (Cont'd.)
   
Topics
Kwong Hong
Kwong Yuen
Tsang Tai Uk
Sun Tin Wai
Keng Hau
Hin Ka
Mei Tin
Tin Sum
Chui Tin
Demographic characteristics
Population
12 695
17 633
12 577
14 338
21 021
15 838
17 772
18 561
17 134
Proportion of population (%)
Aged under 15
21.6
22.7
15.3
12.2
14.0
17.0
16.0
12.9
15.0
Aged 15 - 64
71.1
68.7
73.9
75.4
77.1
76.4
74.3
77.5
75.9
Aged 65 and over
7.3
8.6
10.8
12.4
8.9
6.5
9.7
9.6
9.1
Median age
35
34
37
36
35
35
37
35
36
Proportion of population aged 15 and over being never married (%)
Male
25.3
33.6
36.2
42.2
40.5
38.2
30.2
44.5
37.7
Female
22.8
31.2
29.3
37.4
35.8
36.2
28.8
38.8
33.4
Education
School attendance rate of population aged 6 - 18 (%)
96.8
94.1
94.6
91.2
89.1
91.7
92.8
89.8
92.7
Proportion of non-student population aged 20 and over having attained tertiary education (%)
9.4
4.6
13.4
11.6
15.7
9.4
16.8
8.1
11.8
Labour force characteristics
Labour force
6 390
7 754
6 220
7 613
11 149
7 985
9 787
9 631
8 880
Labour force participation rate (%)
Male
80.1
69.5
74.1
69.1
70.9
72.1
79.0
68.6
71.9
Female
54.2
38.6
48.7
48.4
52.3
46.7
54.7
48.8
51.3
Both sexes
66.3
53.4
60.9
58.6
61.3
59.1
66.1
58.8
61.4
Median monthly income from main employment of working population (HK$)
12,500
9,000
11,800
9,800
10,000
10,000
12,000
9,000
10,200
Household characteristics
Number of domestic households
3 596
4 534
3 861
3 982
5 241
4 272
5 102
4 831
5 126
Average domestic household size
3.4
3.7
3.1
3.5
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.7
3.2
Median monthly domestic household income (HK$)
22,248
13,000
20,000
17,720
22,000
17,000
24,000
17,500
20,500
Housing characteristics
Number of occupied quarters
3 591
4 411
3 833
3 979
5 238
4 275
5 109
4 834
5 128
Average number of domestic households per unit of quarters
1.00
1.02
1.01
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
Proportion of domestic households owning the quarters they occupy (%)
74.5
*
81.2
4.4
77.6
85.0
87.7
7.6
52.1
Median monthly domestic household mortgage payment and loan repayment (HK$)
3,000
*
8,000
*
2,400
2,400
5,500
14,100
8,000
Median mortgage payment and loan repayment to income ratio (%)
16.8
*
29.6
*
13.1
11.7
23.1
33.3
29.3
Median monthly domestic household rent (HK$)
1,050
1,337
5,198
1,324
3,400
1,436
6,960
1,560
1,476
Median rent to income ratio (%)
3.2
10.0
24.4
8.8
24.4
17.3
28.0
9.8
11.0

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