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 Southern District
   
Topics
Aberdeen
Ap Lei Chau Estate
Ap Lei Chau North
Lei Tung I
Lei Tung II
South Horizons East
South Horizons West
Wah Kwai
Demographic characteristics
Population
13 764
15 928
18 156
14 118
13 223
15 714
16 625
17 629
Proportion of population (%)
Aged under 15
15.7
11.9
20.6
11.7
12.8
21.7
22.4
15.0
Aged 15 - 64
74.7
74.7
71.1
81.7
72.4
73.4
72.4
69.9
Aged 65 and over
9.6
13.4
8.3
6.6
14.8
4.9
5.1
15.1
Median age
35
36
34
31
40
35
36
38
Proportion of population aged 15 and over being never married (%)
Male
34.9
45.6
27.5
48.9
42.9
20.4
20.1
38.9
Female
34.8
37.2
27.9
43.3
31.6
26.6
29.6
30.7
Education
School attendance rate of population aged 6 - 18 (%)
96.1
89.9
95.5
86.6
89.4
100.0
98.6
94.3
Proportion of non-student population aged 20 and over having attained tertiary education (%)
15.9
6.1
14.7
5.6
4.5
43.7
38.1
9.9
Labour force characteristics
Labour force
8 317
9 235
9 972
9 136
6 796
9 058
9 716
9 194
Labour force participation rate (%)
Male
76.1
72.2
79.0
74.2
66.1
83.9
81.2
71.6
Female
60.1
52.3
62.9
54.1
44.3
71.9
64.8
48.7
Both sexes
67.6
62.5
70.6
64.5
55.7
77.0
71.6
60.0
Median monthly income from main employment of working population (HK$)
12,500
8,500
12,000
9,000
8,600
22,000
21,250
10,000
Household characteristics
Number of domestic households
3 918
4 366
5 622
3 276
4 186
4 829
4 630
5 149
Average domestic household size
3.4
3.6
3.1
4.2
3.1
3.2
3.5
3.4
Median monthly domestic household income (HK$)
27,300
17,000
22,000
20,805
13,005
51,000
55,000
18,500
Housing characteristics
Number of occupied quarters
3 902
4 358
5 530
3 277
4 179
4 832
4 630
5 115
Average number of domestic households per unit of quarters
1.00
1.00
1.01
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.01
Proportion of domestic households owning the quarters they occupy (%)
74.8
-
89.3
-
-
65.0
68.0
75.8
Median monthly domestic household mortgage payment and loan repayment (HK$)
10,000
-
8,000
-
-
18,000
19,000
3,000
Median mortgage payment and loan repayment to income ratio (%)
30.0
-
27.8
-
-
32.9
29.0
14.0
Median monthly domestic household rent (HK$)
5,500
1,479
5,700
1,297
1,048
10,800
12,500
1,380
Median rent to income ratio (%)
24.1
8.5
30.6
6.8
8.7
21.3
24.2
14.6

Constituency Areas in Southern District (Cont'd.)
   
Topics
Wah Fu I
Wah Fu II
Pokfulam
Chi Fu
Tin Wan
Heung Yue
Bays Area
Wong Chuk Hang
Stanley & Shek O
Demographic characteristics
Population
15 619
17 088
15 709
15 866
19 100
15 691
20 955
20 493
24 562
Proportion of population (%)
Aged under 15
12.9
14.6
17.1
14.9
15.5
13.8
19.7
11.2
17.4
Aged 15 - 64
68.6
71.9
72.6
74.7
67.9
72.2
70.5
67.5
76.2
Aged 65 and over
18.5
13.5
10.2
10.4
16.6
14.0
9.8
21.3
6.4
Median age
40
36
36
38
37
37
37
40
34
Proportion of population aged 15 and over being never married (%)
Male
36.3
42.4
35.8
24.6
37.5
35.8
25.7
38.2
38.0
Female
28.3
32.4
32.7
29.7
29.7
35.2
29.7
29.8
31.4
Education
School attendance rate of population aged 6 - 18 (%)
93.8
92.8
97.8
99.0
91.8
90.4
98.1
93.7
95.3
Proportion of non-student population aged 20 and over having attained tertiary education (%)
6.4
7.2
43.6
36.1
7.9
12.1
44.7
7.6
24.7
Labour force characteristics
Labour force
7 291
8 347
6 973
8 494
9 870
9 104
8 633
10 587
10 752
Labour force participation rate (%)
Male
64.1
66.3
62.2
75.0
71.0
69.7
71.1
65.9
54.9
Female
43.8
48.4
59.0
56.8
51.5
55.8
50.5
47.0
61.0
Both sexes
53.7
57.6
60.3
64.5
61.3
62.3
58.0
56.6
57.8
Median monthly income from main employment of working population (HK$)
9,200
9,000
19,500
20,000
9,700
10,500
15,000
9,400
11,000
Household characteristics
Number of domestic households
4 796
4 529
3 672
5 192
5 621
4 917
4 790
6 605
6 233
Average domestic household size
3.1
3.7
3.6
3.0
3.2
3.0
3.8
3.1
3.3
Median monthly domestic household income (HK$)
13,000
16,650
77,165
38,670
17,000
21,500
124,180
13,935
30,000
Housing characteristics
Number of occupied quarters
4 818
4 533
4 616
5 190
5 512
4 740
4 866
6 549
6 239
Average number of domestic households per unit of quarters
1.00
1.00
1.01
1.00
1.03
1.03
1.00
1.01
1.00
Proportion of domestic households owning the quarters they occupy (%)
-
3.3
49.9
83.4
35.8
58.2
26.5
18.6
32.2
Median monthly domestic household mortgage payment and loan repayment (HK$)
-
4,200
32,000
13,000
8,000
8,546
52,900
9,000
7,450
Median mortgage payment and loan repayment to income ratio (%)
-
23.3
28.6
26.7
30.6
29.6
29.9
32.0
30.0
Median monthly domestic household rent (HK$)
1,132
1,433
20,000
9,200
2,180
1,275
52,000
956
2,500
Median rent to income ratio (%)
9.9
9.4
21.5
27.0
19.3
15.5
35.1
7.9
14.5

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