Demographic
2011
2016
Population
7 071 576
7 336 585
Median age
41.7
43.4
Dependency ratio (number of persons aged under 15 and aged 65 and over per 1 000 persons aged between 15-64)
333
373
Sex ratio (number of males per 1 000 females)
876
852
Never-married population aged 15 and over (%)
31.6
30.1
Non-Chinese ethnicities (%)
6.4
8.0
Household
2011
2016
Number of domestic households
2 368 796
2 509 734
Average domestic household size
2.9
2.8
Median monthly domestic household income (HK$)
20,500
25,000
Educational
2011
2016
Population aged 15 and over with post-secondary education (%)
27.3
32.7
Economic
2011
2016
Labour force participation rate (%)
59.7
60.8
Working population
3 547 781
3 756 612
Median monthly income from main employment (HK$)
11,000
15,000
Median weekly usual hours of work (including all employment)
N.A.
45
Housing and Internal Migration
2011
2016
Number of occupied quarters
2 381 125
2 526 026
Median floor area of accommodation of domestic households (square metres)
N.A.
40
Median per capita floor area of accommodation of domestic households (square metres)
N.A.
15.0
Median rent to income ratio (%)
13.9
13.6
Median mortgage payment and loan repayment to income ratio (%)
19.6
18.4
Population aged 5 and over having internally migrated (%)
12.8
10.6
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