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 Tsuen Wan District
   
Topics
Tak Wah
Yeung Uk Road
Hoi Bun
Clague Garden
Fuk Loi
Discovery Park
Tsuen Wan Centre
Allway
Demographic characteristics
Population
18 389
17 996
19 078
18 371
15 641
18 147
13 062
19 000
Proportion of population (%)
Aged under 15
15.9
19.7
21.4
15.7
12.4
19.2
18.2
17.2
Aged 15 - 64
71.3
71.4
72.8
71.2
68.4
76.2
76.0
72.2
Aged 65 and over
12.8
9.0
5.8
13.1
19.2
4.7
5.8
10.6
Median age
37
35
35
37
41
34
33
36
Proportion of population aged 15 and over being never married (%)
Male
29.6
29.6
24.7
34.4
32.5
23.4
29.0
27.7
Female
26.8
23.9
26.4
29.2
27.2
25.4
23.6
25.5
Education
School attendance rate of population aged 6 - 18 (%)
93.8
96.4
97.2
94.8
93.1
98.3
98.0
95.6
Proportion of non-student population aged 20 and over having attained tertiary education (%)
9.7
13.1
24.2
11.8
8.8
36.5
11.7
16.9
Labour force characteristics
Labour force
9 135
9 463
10 689
8 868
7 050
10 814
7 590
9 987
Labour force participation rate (%)
Male
68.2
71.4
81.4
70.3
64.1
83.9
79.9
78.1
Female
48.6
51.8
63.6
49.2
40.5
67.3
58.4
57.1
Both sexes
58.1
61.5
71.9
59.7
52.3
74.8
69.3
67.4
Median monthly income from main employment of working population (HK$)
9,000
10,000
15,000
9,500
9,500
19,500
10,000
12,000
Household characteristics
Number of domestic households
5 789
6 004
5 608
5 707
5 144
6 121
4 372
6 039
Average domestic household size
3.0
2.9
3.3
3.1
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.9
Median monthly domestic household income (HK$)
15,000
15,300
31,000
15,500
13,000
34,750
18,000
22,000
Housing characteristics
Number of occupied quarters
4 922
4 731
5 593
5 348
4 979
6 116
4 316
6 124
Average number of domestic households per unit of quarters
1.14
1.25
1.00
1.07
1.03
1.00
1.00
1.00
Proportion of domestic households owning the quarters they occupy (%)
58.1
50.0
80.7
48.0
30.2
75.8
79.6
83.0
Median monthly domestic household mortgage payment and loan repayment (HK$)
8,000
10,000
11,000
6,500
7,500
13,300
6,670
8,190
Median mortgage payment and loan repayment to income ratio (%)
34.2
32.2
28.6
25.8
33.3
31.5
28.9
28.3
Median monthly domestic household rent (HK$)
3,100
2,000
6,200
2,000
1,230
8,800
5,000
5,500
Median rent to income ratio (%)
25.3
22.6
21.2
18.8
12.7
24.7
27.0
27.1

Constituency Areas in Tsuen Wan District (Cont'd.)
   
Topics
Lai To
Lai Hing
Tsuen Wan Rural West
Tsuen Wan Rural East
Luk Yeung
Lei Muk Shue East
Lei Muk Shue West
Shek Wai Kok
Cheung Shan
Demographic characteristics
Population
17 346
14 360
13 478
13 751
17 927
16 242
12 135
13 509
17 095
Proportion of population (%)
Aged under 15
19.1
20.7
15.3
17.7
16.8
18.3
12.1
11.1
13.1
Aged 15 - 64
74.8
73.8
79.2
75.8
72.8
70.4
75.3
74.7
74.3
Aged 65 and over
6.1
5.5
5.5
6.5
10.3
11.3
12.6
14.3
12.6
Median age
35
35
35
35
36
35
36
39
36
Proportion of population aged 15 and over being never married (%)
Male
26.8
28.4
28.1
25.9
30.6
37.8
44.8
41.0
41.0
Female
30.5
31.9
30.1
27.8
27.9
31.5
36.7
33.9
33.0
Education
School attendance rate of population aged 6 - 18 (%)
95.9
98.3
94.8
96.8
95.7
93.5
86.0
89.0
92.8
Proportion of non-student population aged 20 and over having attained tertiary education (%)
23.5
28.3
30.7
26.3
21.3
10.7
9.1
7.2
8.4
Labour force characteristics
Labour force
9 822
7 728
7 666
8 548
9 532
7 688
6 614
7 053
8 799
Labour force participation rate (%)
Male
79.6
78.4
84.5
80.0
75.8
65.9
67.7
69.9
69.7
Female
61.4
63.8
65.9
66.5
54.8
45.6
47.8
47.1
44.5
Both sexes
69.5
70.3
74.6
72.6
64.5
55.8
58.1
58.4
57.3
Median monthly income from main employment of working population (HK$)
15,000
17,000
18,000
15,000
14,250
8,500
9,000
8,500
9,000
Household characteristics
Number of domestic households
4 962
3 654
4 624
4 223
5 668
4 689
3 334
4 142
4 566
Average domestic household size
3.4
3.8
2.8
3.1
3.0
3.4
3.6
3.2
3.6
Median monthly domestic household income (HK$)
32,000
40,670
36,125
35,000
26,000
13,300
17,000
12,700
16,100
Housing characteristics
Number of occupied quarters
4 957
3 659
4 625
4 206
5 616
4 602
3 324
4 145
4 540
Average number of domestic households per unit of quarters
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.01
1.02
1.00
1.00
1.01
Proportion of domestic households owning the quarters they occupy (%)
87.6
88.1
77.9
68.2
72.2
14.2
2.6
-
7.2
Median monthly domestic household mortgage payment and loan repayment (HK$)
11,280
15,000
14,000
14,000
11,000
*
-
-
10,500
Median mortgage payment and loan repayment to income ratio (%)
30.4
30.6
32.7
30.0
27.1
*
-
-
30.8
Median monthly domestic household rent (HK$)
7,433
10,000
8,000
7,000
5,600
2,110
1,388
984
1,357
Median rent to income ratio (%)
22.7
27.9
25.0
22.9
17.4
17.2
8.6
9.3
9.4

Download this table (in Excel format) Download this table (in Excel format) (27 KB)

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