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 Yuen Long District
Topics
Fung Nin
Shui Pin
Nam Ping
Pek Long
Tai Kiu
Fung Cheung
Shap Pat Heung North
Demographic characteristics
Population
19 618
22 644
16 482
16 074
16 443
23 109
19 737
Proportion of population (%)
Aged under 15
19.3
17.7
23.8
19.8
18.1
20.4
19.9
Aged 15 - 64
71.7
71.2
70.7
74.7
69.9
70.9
69.4
Aged 65 and over
9.0
11.2
5.6
5.4
12.0
8.8
10.7
Median age
34
35
31
30
35
33
33
Proportion of population aged 15 and over being never married (%)
Male
26.8
31.6
35.5
40.1
33.6
27.5
30.6
Female
28.2
28.6
29.9
34.8
28.5
23.3
27.7
Education
School attendance rate of population aged 6 - 18 (%)
95.8
95.6
90.6
88.2
94.2
95.8
90.9
Proportion of non-student population aged 20 and over having attained tertiary education (%)
13.3
15.4
2.7
3.3
12.8
12.1
8.2
Labour force characteristics
Labour force
8 824
10 627
7 579
7 022
7 557
11 850
8 899
Labour force participation rate (%)
Male
75.3
72.5
66.4
70.1
73.0
73.3
69.8
Female
48.7
49.0
37.9
38.5
49.5
46.3
49.3
Both sexes
61.4
60.2
52.0
54.4
61.2
59.1
59.7
Median monthly income from main employment of working population (HK$)
10,500
10,500
8,000
8,000
10,000
11,740
10,000
Household characteristics
Number of domestic households
6 433
7 194
4 219
4 267
5 206
7 401
6 408
Average domestic household size
3.0
3.0
3.7
3.7
3.0
3.0
3.0
Median monthly domestic household income (HK$)
16,000
15,850
11,000
12,000
15,900
19,000
13,000
Housing characteristics
Number of occupied quarters
6 338
7 179
4 229
4 267
5 061
7 310
6 315
Average number of domestic households per unit of quarters
1.01
1.01
1.00
1.00
1.02
1.01
1.01
Proportion of domestic households owning the quarters they occupy (%)
74.9
52.8
-
-
63.6
76.9
46.2
Median monthly domestic household mortgage payment and loan repayment (HK$)
6,500
11,738
-
-
8,600
8,000
9,500
Median mortgage payment and loan repayment to income ratio (%)
30.2
34.9
-
-
28.1
32.0
32.8
Median monthly domestic household rent (HK$)
4,000
1,127
978
1,100
2,400
4,000
1,600
Median rent to income ratio (%)
25.1
13.6
9.0
8.8
18.8
25.7
16.1

Constituency Areas in Yuen Long District (Cont'd.)
Topics
Shap Pat Heung South
Ping Shan South
Ping Shan North
Ha Tsuen
Yiu Yau
Tin Yiu
Shui Oi
Tin Shui
Demographic characteristics
Population
22 881
12 474
19 921
13 040
39 745
19 983
16 934
17 337
Proportion of population (%)
Aged under 15
18.6
20.1
20.8
17.4
21.7
27.5
25.5
26.8
Aged 15 - 64
72.0
71.3
70.4
68.7
72.6
67.1
68.9
67.3
Aged 65 and over
9.5
8.6
8.8
13.9
5.8
5.4
5.6
5.9
Median age
33
34
33
35
32
30
32
31
Proportion of population aged 15 and over being never married (%)
Male
33.6
30.6
32.9
33.8
30.0
32.2
34.6
33.8
Female
28.6
25.7
26.5
27.5
23.6
28.0
27.4
27.4
Education
School attendance rate of population aged 6 - 18 (%)
93.8
93.6
90.5
92.4
93.2
91.6
92.7
92.7
Proportion of non-student population aged 20 and over having attained tertiary education (%)
8.8
13.9
8.9
9.7
7.5
3.7
4.4
3.5
Labour force characteristics
Labour force
12 001
6 663
9 179
6 607
21 814
8 936
7 873
7 820
Labour force participation rate (%)
Male
73.5
72.4
74.4
70.6
81.0
78.5
78.1
74.8
Female
50.9
55.3
47.9
48.1
53.5
39.2
40.8
41.2
Both sexes
62.0
64.2
61.2
59.9
67.3
58.7
59.4
58.2
Median monthly income from main employment of working population (HK$)
10,000
11,000
10,000
9,500
10,000
9,000
9,000
9,000
Household characteristics
Number of domestic households
7 174
4 003
6 516
4 134
11 522
5 191
4 411
4 578
Average domestic household size
3.1
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.4
3.8
3.7
3.7
Median monthly domestic household income (HK$)
15,000
17,000
14,780
12,000
18,750
13,000
15,000
12,896
Housing characteristics
Number of occupied quarters
7 125
3 990
6 486
4 136
11 520
5 198
4 417
4 584
Average number of domestic households per unit of quarters
1.01
1.01
1.00
1.01
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
Proportion of domestic households owning the quarters they occupy (%)
58.0
55.2
57.1
57.8
70.9
-
23.7
-
Median monthly domestic household mortgage payment and loan repayment (HK$)
8,000
11,000
7,500
10,000
5,500
-
5,000
-
Median mortgage payment and loan repayment to income ratio (%)
29.7
32.8
30.5
34.3
26.7
-
25.1
-
Median monthly domestic household rent (HK$)
2,500
750
2,800
1,500
1,152
1,228
1,363
1,232
Median rent to income ratio (%)
20.8
11.8
21.7
15.7
7.9
8.6
9.1
8.4

Constituency Areas in Yuen Long District (Cont'd.)
Topics
Kingswood South
Kingswood North
Tin Tsz
Fairview Park
San Tin
Kam Tin
Pat Heung North
Pat Heung South
Demographic characteristics
Population
48 798
21 698
13 318
17 101
18 072
10 228
9 485
13 948
Proportion of population (%)
Aged under 15
23.2
16.7
25.1
18.0
16.9
17.7
17.7
17.1
Aged 15 - 64
70.5
78.2
65.5
74.6
70.2
70.7
66.9
71.9
Aged 65 and over
6.3
5.1
9.3
7.4
12.9
11.6
15.4
11.0
Median age
32
33
34
37
36
34
34
34
Proportion of population aged 15 and over being never married (%)
Male
30.3
28.0
29.5
21.8
31.1
31.9
33.6
31.2
Female
27.7
28.6
23.4
28.9
27.5
23.3
27.2
29.1
Education
School attendance rate of population aged 6 - 18 (%)
94.2
96.3
94.9
97.0
92.3
93.3
88.4
89.2
Proportion of non-student population aged 20 and over having attained tertiary education (%)
15.3
30.6
5.0
31.5
14.6
9.0
7.0
9.0
Labour force characteristics
Labour force
22 005
13 499
5 265
9 630
8 340
4 925
4 344
8 185
Labour force participation rate (%)
Male
77.5
84.5
70.6
77.8
66.8
72.7
72.9
74.6
Female
52.6
63.9
38.7
62.4
46.2
46.6
48.9
52.6
Both sexes
64.7
73.4
54.8
68.9
56.0
59.9
61.2
63.5
Median monthly income from main employment of working population (HK$)
11,800
16,500
9,000
19,000
11,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
Household characteristics
Number of domestic households
16 101
7 917
4 206
4 611
5 226
3 294
2 827
4 372
Average domestic household size
3.0
2.6
3.1
3.5
3.3
3.0
3.1
3.1
Median monthly domestic household income (HK$)
18,000
30,000
10,330
45,000
18,200
13,500
14,355
15,000
Housing characteristics
Number of occupied quarters
16 087
7 909
4 125
4 608
5 278
3 292
2 897
4 354
Average number of domestic households per unit of quarters
1.00
1.00
1.02
1.00
1.00
1.01
1.00
1.00
Proportion of domestic households owning the quarters they occupy (%)
60.6
77.7
17.1
84.7
56.1
52.0
52.1
70.0
Median monthly domestic household mortgage payment and loan repayment (HK$)
6,500
11,000
4,500
18,320
22,000
8,300
6,500
8,500
Median mortgage payment and loan repayment to income ratio (%)
28.3
31.6
21.4
30.1
33.6
29.7
25.2
29.5
Median monthly domestic household rent (HK$)
1,830
5,600
1,140
11,000
2,600
2,800
2,600
2,500
Median rent to income ratio (%)
19.4
22.1
11.6
29.4
18.8
19.4
17.7
16.7

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