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 Tai Po District
   
Topics
Tai Po Hui
Tai Po Central
Chung Ting
Tai Yuen
Fu Heng
Yee Fu
Fu Ming
Kwong Fuk
Wang Fuk
Tai Po Kau
Demographic characteristics
Population
17 713
18 721
17 310
18 437
19 506
20 470
16 841
15 001
14 789
11 672
Proportion of population (%)
Aged under 15
18.2
21.9
22.0
14.1
28.2
13.8
17.7
11.4
14.3
19.6
Aged 15 - 64
65.6
71.8
71.3
75.6
65.5
79.7
72.9
81.3
75.4
74.1
Aged 65 and over
16.2
6.3
6.7
10.3
6.3
6.5
9.5
7.3
10.3
6.2
Median age
37
35
35
35
32
33
38
32
38
35
Proportion of population aged 15 and over being never married (%)
Male
30.6
25.5
28.2
43.6
30.3
42.7
32.3
46.0
39.2
23.3
Female
23.1
26.2
25.1
34.3
27.5
38.3
27.6
41.3
32.2
32.0
Education
School attendance rate of population aged 6 - 18 (%)
93.7
96.2
96.9
88.1
95.4
87.3
91.3
83.5
90.1
95.5
Proportion of non-student population aged 20 and over having attained tertiary education (%)
9.8
16.4
12.5
6.3
3.3
8.4
9.1
5.9
9.2
28.4
Labour force characteristics
Labour force
6 868
9 203
8 959
9 526
8 064
11 189
8 363
8 156
7 076
6 153
Labour force participation rate (%)
Male
61.4
78.7
80.3
70.4
72.3
70.9
71.8
71.5
67.7
81.0
Female
36.9
54.4
52.6
46.1
39.9
51.5
45.3
46.7
46.5
62.7
Both sexes
49.2
65.8
66.0
58.3
55.9
61.1
58.2
59.2
57.2
70.5
Median monthly income from main employment of working population (HK$)
10,000
13,000
11,000
8,500
9,000
9,000
10,000
9,000
9,300
15,000
Household characteristics
Number of domestic households
5 685
6 225
5 565
4 879
4 954
5 020
5 396
3 785
4 387
3 346
Average domestic household size
2.9
2.9
3.1
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.1
3.9
3.3
3.4
Median monthly domestic household income (HK$)
12,980
21,390
18,300
14,500
13,000
19,000
14,800
16,705
16,000
34,500
Housing characteristics
Number of occupied quarters
5 217
6 225
5 565
4 876
4 965
5 021
5 376
3 788
4 382
3 332
Average number of domestic households per unit of quarters
1.07
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
Proportion of domestic households owning the quarters they occupy (%)
71.6
82.4
82.6
-
63.7
33.3
53.1
-
42.3
64.7
Median monthly domestic household mortgage payment and loan repayment (HK$)
7,300
8,200
5,000
-
2,000
5,400
6,836
-
5,500
23,750
Median mortgage payment and loan repayment to income ratio (%)
30.0
29.9
22.5
-
13.3
22.4
27.9
-
21.2
32.2
Median monthly domestic household rent (HK$)
2,800
5,400
4,800
1,213
1,201
1,298
1,000
1,260
1,299
5,600
Median rent to income ratio (%)
28.0
32.5
28.1
8.4
12.7
7.9
10.8
7.5
9.5
17.9

Constituency Areas in Tai Po District (Cont'd.)
   
Topics
Wan Tau Tong
San Fu
Lam Tsuen Valley
Po Nga
Tai Wo
Old Market & Serenity
Hong Lok Yuen
Shuen Wan
Sai Kung North
Demographic characteristics
Population
20 408
14 928
17 354
17 565
18 466
16 139
13 320
12 474
9 765
Proportion of population (%)
Aged under 15
23.1
19.4
18.8
23.0
22.8
19.3
19.4
16.3
17.6
Aged 15 - 64
69.3
73.3
72.1
69.8
70.4
72.8
72.3
73.7
76.9
Aged 65 and over
7.6
7.3
9.1
7.2
6.7
7.9
8.2
10.0
5.5
Median age
35
35
35
35
31
34
35
34
35
Proportion of population aged 15 and over being never married (%)
Male
31.9
28.3
27.8
32.7
38.3
21.9
30.0
32.0
26.0
Female
27.8
27.5
26.0
30.4
34.1
24.3
29.3
36.7
29.2
Education
School attendance rate of population aged 6 - 18 (%)
94.5
96.3
95.7
95.4
89.4
97.5
96.5
91.7
96.8
Proportion of non-student population aged 20 and over having attained tertiary education (%)
8.3
25.7
21.9
5.1
3.8
28.7
24.8
19.6
28.0
Labour force characteristics
Labour force
9 922
7 811
8 822
7 967
8 307
9 684
7 243
6 278
5 306
Labour force participation rate (%)
Male
77.7
78.0
76.1
74.9
70.1
82.2
72.5
74.0
77.1
Female
46.3
59.1
58.9
42.8
42.6
59.6
63.6
53.6
61.3
Both sexes
62.0
67.9
67.0
58.8
56.8
69.5
67.7
62.5
68.2
Median monthly income from main employment of working population (HK$)
10,000
15,000
13,000
10,000
9,000
16,000
11,000
11,000
16,000
Household characteristics
Number of domestic households
5 514
4 485
5 256
4 804
4 583
5 694
3 760
3 285
3 042
Average domestic household size
3.6
3.2
3.2
3.6
3.9
2.7
3.4
3.2
3.1
Median monthly domestic household income (HK$)
16,500
32,000
23,750
15,000
14,000
28,250
28,860
29,000
37,000
Housing characteristics
Number of occupied quarters
5 452
4 475
5 244
4 725
4 568
5 675
3 750
3 850
3 058
Average number of domestic households per unit of quarters
1.01
1.00
1.00
1.01
1.01
1.01
1.01
1.00
1.00
Proportion of domestic households owning the quarters they occupy (%)
82.0
80.4
62.5
79.9
66.6
80.6
57.3
68.7
66.9
Median monthly domestic household mortgage payment and loan repayment (HK$)
3,000
12,000
15,000
2,360
2,000
10,000
15,000
13,000
20,000
Median mortgage payment and loan repayment to income ratio (%)
16.4
27.5
28.7
13.2
12.1
30.0
29.9
33.9
31.9
Median monthly domestic household rent (HK$)
1,250
7,800
4,800
1,128
1,100
5,600
4,000
6,000
7,000
Median rent to income ratio (%)
13.6
23.4
19.5
13.0
10.0
26.5
20.0
23.5
26.0

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