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 Sham Shui Po District
   
Topics
Po Lai
Cheung Sha Wan
Nam Cheong North
Nam Cheong East
Nam Cheong South
Nam Cheong Central
Lower Nam Cheong
Demographic characteristics
Population
16 695
17 510
18 544
19 277
15 401
14 190
14 244
Proportion of population (%)
Aged under 15
18.6
16.0
16.9
16.0
17.5
17.6
17.2
Aged 15 - 64
70.3
71.1
70.9
70.5
70.9
69.6
69.7
Aged 65 and over
11.1
12.9
12.1
13.5
11.6
12.7
13.1
Median age
37
37
38
38
38
38
38
Proportion of population aged 15 and over being never married (%)
Male
33.0
31.9
29.2
34.3
32.7
31.6
32.8
Female
26.7
29.3
26.3
26.9
27.8
25.3
23.2
Education
School attendance rate of population aged 6 - 18 (%)
96.2
97.4
97.7
95.2
96.1
95.8
94.4
Proportion of non-student population aged 20 and over having attained tertiary education (%)
10.6
12.4
9.2
11.6
9.8
6.7
7.2
Labour force characteristics
Labour force
8 821
9 345
9 092
9 962
6 618
6 805
6 947
Labour force participation rate (%)
Male
74.7
74.2
70.9
71.0
68.0
68.3
69.4
Female
53.9
51.5
45.1
48.6
46.8
47.9
46.1
Both sexes
64.3
62.4
58.2
59.8
57.7
58.9
58.3
Median monthly income from main employment of working population (HK$)
10,000
11,000
9,100
10,000
9,000
8,000
8,000
Household characteristics
Number of domestic households
6 077
5 815
6 262
6 641
5 542
5 050
5 157
Average domestic household size
2.7
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.7
2.7
2.7
Median monthly domestic household income (HK$)
14,000
18,000
11,300
12,500
11,500
10,300
10,500
Housing characteristics
Number of occupied quarters
5 141
5 431
5 532
5 954
4 507
4 003
4 039
Average number of domestic households per unit of quarters
1.16
1.07
1.14
1.11
1.13
1.24
1.25
Proportion of domestic households owning the quarters they occupy (%)
56.5
71.7
51.8
59.9
53.0
44.2
41.7
Median monthly domestic household mortgage payment and loan repayment (HK$)
7,600
8,500
6,100
8,000
6,000
5,000
6,000
Median mortgage payment and loan repayment to income ratio (%)
31.8
29.9
29.4
29.6
32.0
29.1
34.9
Median monthly domestic household rent (HK$)
2,300
3,930
2,800
2,700
2,400
2,200
2,300
Median rent to income ratio (%)
25.9
27.1
26.7
28.7
24.7
25.0
25.8

Constituency Areas in Sham Shui Po District (Cont'd.)
   
Topics
Nam Cheong West
Lai Kok
Un Chau
Lai Chi Kok
Mei Foo
Lai Wan
Ching Lai
Demographic characteristics
Population
15 629
18 557
19 966
15 975
15 529
15 012
16 454
Proportion of population (%)
Aged under 15
16.3
11.3
15.2
17.0
13.1
13.1
12.5
Aged 15 - 64
69.0
64.6
64.3
73.3
74.7
73.6
76.3
Aged 65 and over
14.7
24.1
20.5
9.7
12.2
13.3
11.2
Median age
39
42
39
37
39
40
38
Proportion of population aged 15 and over being never married (%)
Male
37.3
36.7
33.3
31.6
30.2
32.6
34.6
Female
26.4
30.5
25.6
22.8
34.5
31.5
31.8
Education
School attendance rate of population aged 6 - 18 (%)
95.0
96.7
97.8
94.6
98.7
95.3
97.3
Proportion of non-student population aged 20 and over having attained tertiary education (%)
8.7
7.5
6.8
10.1
34.1
33.6
26.3
Labour force characteristics
Labour force
7 833
8 484
7 789
8 617
8 367
8 401
7 878
Labour force participation rate (%)
Male
69.1
64.8
59.2
72.5
68.3
71.8
58.7
Female
43.9
42.6
41.3
56.6
52.1
54.2
49.5
Both sexes
57.1
53.4
50.5
64.9
59.0
62.2
54.0
Median monthly income from main employment of working population (HK$)
9,000
9,500
10,000
10,000
16,000
15,000
15,000
Household characteristics
Number of domestic households
5 047
5 801
7 048
6 251
4 291
4 573
4 589
Average domestic household size
3.0
3.1
2.7
2.5
3.4
3.1
3.1
Median monthly domestic household income (HK$)
12,250
13,425
12,200
12,500
36,250
30,000
30,000
Housing characteristics
Number of occupied quarters
4 545
5 703
6 836
5 344
4 273
4 563
4 591
Average number of domestic households per unit of quarters
1.10
1.02
1.03
1.15
1.00
1.00
1.00
Proportion of domestic households owning the quarters they occupy (%)
31.2
23.7
12.6
46.5
82.9
82.9
82.6
Median monthly domestic household mortgage payment and loan repayment (HK$)
6,000
7,100
7,000
9,000
15,000
12,500
12,000
Median mortgage payment and loan repayment to income ratio (%)
28.0
32.4
31.2
33.2
31.9
30.0
28.4
Median monthly domestic household rent (HK$)
1,510
977
1,500
2,050
11,250
10,000
9,800
Median rent to income ratio (%)
15.8
11.1
18.0
24.9
28.3
33.4
32.8

Constituency Areas in Sham Shui Po District (Cont'd.)
   
Topics
Chak On
So Uk
Lei Cheng Uk
Pak Tin
Tai Hang Tung & Yau Yat Tsuen
Nam Shan
Shek Kip Mei
Demographic characteristics
Population
18 383
16 358
17 443
23 354
14 735
14 227
16 067
Proportion of population (%)
Aged under 15
17.0
12.3
12.2
15.4
14.5
11.1
12.6
Aged 15 - 64
73.8
63.4
68.2
65.3
70.1
65.9
64.5
Aged 65 and over
9.2
24.3
19.6
19.4
15.4
23.0
22.9
Median age
37
44
40
40
38
42
42
Proportion of population aged 15 and over being never married (%)
Male
32.5
34.4
42.9
39.4
34.6
40.4
39.4
Female
30.1
27.0
33.6
30.3
35.4
31.0
27.9
Education
School attendance rate of population aged 6 - 18 (%)
95.9
96.3
89.9
94.9
96.3
91.6
94.0
Proportion of non-student population aged 20 and over having attained tertiary education (%)
32.5
8.9
6.2
6.2
23.1
8.5
4.2
Labour force characteristics
Labour force
9 463
6 785
8 757
10 104
7 118
6 713
7 041
Labour force participation rate (%)
Male
72.1
57.8
63.8
64.6
67.2
63.8
61.8
Female
59.2
34.5
37.7
40.8
55.0
42.5
37.8
Both sexes
65.0
46.5
50.2
52.6
60.6
53.0
50.3
Median monthly income from main employment of working population (HK$)
13,500
9,000
9,000
9,000
12,000
10,000
8,000
Household characteristics
Number of domestic households
5 321
5 420
4 893
7 375
4 014
4 520
5 618
Average domestic household size
3.2
2.9
3.5
3.1
3.5
3.0
2.8
Median monthly domestic household income (HK$)
36,300
10,705
14,550
11,705
24,160
13,500
10,000
Housing characteristics
Number of occupied quarters
5 518
5 400
4 848
7 363
4 015
4 521
5 596
Average number of domestic households per unit of quarters
1.00
1.00
1.01
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
Proportion of domestic households owning the quarters they occupy (%)
40.2
-
-
5.7
34.6
3.9
-
Median monthly domestic household mortgage payment and loan repayment (HK$)
27,000
-
-
6,100
21,000
5,000
-
Median mortgage payment and loan repayment to income ratio (%)
31.2
-
-
24.3
34.6
24.6
-
Median monthly domestic household rent (HK$)
1,051
1,121
1,427
1,450
1,559
1,071
1,063
Median rent to income ratio (%)
12.4
11.0
9.5
14.8
12.1
9.4
11.1

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