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Kwai Tsing@District

Demographic Kwai Tsing Hong Kong

Resident population in District Council district

Total population 495 798 7 413 070

Sex ratio 881 839

Agecomposition

< 15 10.0% 10.9%

15 - 39 28.2% 29.2%

40 - 64 39.8% 40.3%

65 + 22.1% 19.6%

Median age

Male 47.5 46.4

Female 48.5 46.3

Both sexes 48 46.3

Marital status of population aged 15 and over

Never-married male 33.4% 30.8%

Never-married female 27.1% 26.8%

Usual spoken languageof population aged 5 and over

Cantonese 91.7% 88.2%

Putonghua and other Chinese dialects 5.3% 5.2%

English and other languages 3.1% 6.7%

Place of birth

Hong Kong 59.1% 61.7%

The mainland of China/ Macao/ Taiwan 35.9% 29.9%

Elsewhere 5.0% 8.4%

Education Kwai Tsing Hong Kong

Population aged 15 and over in District Council district
Educational attainment (highest level attended)

Primary and below 24.0% 18.4%

Secondary 49.4% 47.0%

Post-secondary 26.6% 34.6%

Population studying full-time courses in educational institutions in Hong Kong

Studying and living in the same District Council district 57.4% 57.3%

Population studying full-time courses in educational institutions in Hong Kong
Main mode of transport to place of study

Mass Transit Railway (Local line) 23.7% 29.5%

On foot only 29.4% 26.4%

Bus 24.7% 18.0%

School bus/ school private light bus 10.1% 11.9%

Others # 12.1% 14.3%

(# Public light bus, residential coach service, private car or others)

Economic Kwai Tsing Hong Kong

Working population in District Council district

Working population 234 425 3 681 295

Employees 91.8% 90.2%

Employers 1.5% 2.8%

Self-employed and unpaid family workers 6.7% 7.0%

Non-working population

Non-working population 261 373 3 731 775

Students 25.9% 28.0%

Non-students # 74.1% 72.0%

(# Home-makers,retired persons and others)

Composition of working population by occupation

Managers 5.6% 9.7%

Professionals and associate professionals 25.7% 30.2%

Clerical support workers and service and sales workers 36.9% 31.8%

Craft and related workers; and plant and machine operators and assemblers 13.2% 10.0%

Elementary occupations, skilled agricultural and fishery workers; and occupations not classifiable 18.6% 18.3%

Composition of working population by industry

Import/export, wholesale and retail trades, accommodation and food services 22.8% 22.5%

Transportation, storage, postal and courier services, information and communications, financing and insurance, real estate, professional and business services 36.1% 35.2%

Public administration, education, human health and social work activities, miscellaneous social and personal services 25.5% 29.9%

Manufacturing, construction, and other industries 15.6% 12.4%

Monthly income from main employment of working population*

Upper quartile HK$24,000 HK$30,000

Median HK$16,000 HK$18,000

Lower quartile HK$10,750 HK$10,750

(* Figures exclude unpaid family workers)

Monthly income from main employment of working population(excluding foreign domestic helpers)*

Upper quartile HK$25,000 HK$30,080

Median HK$17,000 HK$19,500

Lower quartile HK$11,810 HK$12,810

(* Figures exclude unpaid family workers)

Weekly usual hours of work of all employment

Upper quartile 50 hours 50 hours

Median 45 hours 45 hours

Lower quartile 40 hours 40 hours

Weekly usual hours of work of all employment(excluding foreign domestic helpers)

Upper quartile 50 hours 50 hours

Median 45 hours 44 hours

Lower quartile 40 hours 40 hours

Working population with fixed place of work in Hong Kong

Working and living in the same District Council district
(including those working at home) 31.3% 34.8%

Working population with fixed place of work in Hong Kong
Main mode of transport to place of work

Mass Transit Railway (Local line) 40.0% 45.0%

Bus 30.1% 25.0%

On foot only 10.5% 10.5%

Public light bus 10.0% 5.6%

Others #1 9.4% 14.0%

(#1 Private car, company bus/van, taxi or others)

Household Kwai Tsing Hong Kong

Domestic households in District Council district

Number of domestic households 176 604 2 674 161

Household size

1 - 3 72.2% 72.9%

4 18.1% 17.1%

5 and over 9.6% 10.1%

Average domestic household size 2.7 2.7

Household composition

Nuclear family households 61.3% 61.6%

Relative households 18.1% 15.7%

Other households 20.5% 22.7%

Monthly domestic household income

Upper quartile HK$42,640 HK$52,720

Median HK$23,740 HK$27,650

Lower quartile HK$11,450 HK$12,410

Monthly domestic household income(excluding foreign domestic helpers)

Upper quartile HK$42,150 HK$52,050

Median HK$23,530 HK$27,320

Lower quartile HK$11,240 HK$12,140

Heads of domestic households ^

Median age 58.7 56.5

(^ Figures include all household heads in domestic households.)

Nationality of heads of domestic households ^

Chinese 98.6% 96.3%

Non-Chinese 1.4% 3.7%

(^ Figures include all household heads in domestic households.)

Housing/Home Moving Kwai Tsing Hong Kong

Occupied quarters by type of quarters

Public rental housing units 101 071 808 581

Subsidised sale flats 28 231 414 468

Quarters in private permanent housing 45 240 1 419 478

(^ Figures exclude domestic households currently living on board vessels)

Number of exclusively used rooms (excluding kitchens and bathrooms/ toilets) in the accommodation of domestic households^

1 - 2 31.1% 25.7%

3 44.8% 38.8%

4 18.5% 22.5%

5 and over 5.6% 13.0%

Without exclusively used rooms 0.0% 0.1%

(^ Figures exclude domestic households currently living on board vessels)

Average number of rooms (excluding kitchens and bathrooms/ toilets)^

Per domestic household 2.87 rooms 3.19 rooms

Per person 1.04 rooms 1.17 rooms

(^ Figures exclude domestic households currently living on board vessels)

Floor area of accommodation of domestic households^

Upper quartile 44m² 54m²

Median 37m² 40m²

Lower quartile 30m² 31m²

(^ Figures exclude domestic households currently living on board vessels)

Tenure of accommodation of domestic households^

Owner-occupier, with mortgage payment or loan repayment 10.2% 16.5%

Owner-occupier, without mortgage payment and loan repayment 23.3% 32.1%

Sole tenant 63.3% 47.5%

Others # 3.2% 3.9%

(# Co-tenant, main tenant, sub-tenant,rent free and provided by employer)
(^ Figures exclude domestic households currently living on board vessels)

Domestic households owning the quarters they
occupy with mortgage or loan ^

Median monthly mortgage payment and loan repayment HK$10,500 HK$12,000

Median mortgage payment and loan repayment to income ratio 19.8% 20.8%

Median outstanding period of mortgage payment or loan repayment 20 years 20 years

(^ Figures exclude domestic households currently living on board vessels)

Domestic households renting the accommodation they occupy^

Median monthly household rent HK$2,430 HK$2,900

Median household rent to income ratio 12.6% 16.8%

(^ Figures exclude domestic households currently living on board vessels)

Area of residence 5 years ago of domestic households with single household head^

Remained in same address 86.9% 75.9%

Resided in same District Council district (having migrated) 5.6% 9.4%

Resided in different District Council district (having migrated) 6.1% 11.4%

Resided outside Hong Kong 1.4% 3.3%

(^ Figures exclude domestic households currently living on board vessels)

Domestic households with older person(s) aged 65 and over only^

Domestic households with older person(s) aged 65 and over only 26 447 382 620

1 59.3% 55.8%

2 and over 40.7% 44.2%

(^ Figures exclude domestic households currently living on board vessels)

Tenure of accommodation of domestic households with older person(s) aged 65 and over only^

Owner-occupier, with mortgage payment or loan repayment 2.4% 4.9%

Owner-occupier, without mortgage payment and loan repayment 29.0% 45.6%

Sole tenant 66.7% 45.8%

Others # 2.0% 3.7%

(^ Figures exclude domestic households currently living on board vessels)

2021 Population Census Statistics (Provided by the Census and Statistics Department)


District/Housing Market Area/Building Group

Hong Kong
DistrictKwai Tsing

Demographic																	Education									Economic																																		Household																	Housing/Home Moving
Resident population		Age composition				Median age			Marital status		Usual spoken language			Place of birth			Educational attainment (highes...Educational attainment (highest level attended)			Population...Population studying full-time courses in educational institutions inHong Kong	Main mode of transport to place of study					Working population				Non-working population			Occupation					Industry				Monthly income from main emplo...Monthly income from main employment			Monthly income from main emplo...Monthly income from main employment (excluding foreign domestic helpers)			Weekly usual hours of work of ...Weekly usual hours of work of all employment			Weekly usual hours of work of ...Weekly usual hours of work of all employment (excluding foreign domestic helpers)			Working po...Working population with fixed place of work in Hong Kong	Main mode of transport to place of work					Domestic h...Domestic households	Household size				Household composition			Monthly domestic household inc...Monthly domestic household income			Monthly domestic household inc...Monthly domestic household income (excluding foreign domestic helpers)			Heads of d...Heads of domestic households	Nationality of heads...Nationality of heads of domestic households		Type of occupied quarters			Number of exclusively used rooms (excluding kitche...Number of exclusively used rooms (excluding kitchens and bathrooms/toilets)					Average number of ro...Average number of rooms (excluding kitchens and bathrooms)		Floor area of accommodation of...Floor area of accommodation of domestic households			Tenure of accommodation of domestic hous...Tenure of accommodation of domestic households				Domestic households owning the...Domestic households owning the quarters they occupy with mortgage or loan			Domestic households ...Domestic households renting the accommodation they occupy		Area of residence 5 years ago of domesti...Area of residence 5 years ago of domestic households with single household head				Domestic households with older...Domestic households with older person(s) aged 65 and over only			Tenure of accommodation of domestic hous...Tenure of accommodation of domestic households with older person(s) aged 65 and over only
Total po...Total population	Sex ratio	< 15	15 - 39	40 - 64	65+	Male	Female	Both sexes	Never-ma...Never-married male	Never-ma...Never-married female	Cantonese	Putonghu...Putonghua and other Chinese dialects	English ...English and other languages	Hong Kong	The main...The mainland of China/ Macao/ Taiwan	Elsewhere	Primary ...Primary and below	Secondary	Post-sec...Post-secondary	Studying...	Mass Tra...Mass Transit Railway (Local line)	On foot only	Bus	School b...School bus/ school private light bus	Others	Working ...Working population	Employees	Employers	Self-emp...Self-employed and unpaid family workers	Non-work...Non-working population	Students	Non-students	Managers	Professi...	Clerical...	Craft an...	Elementa...	Import/e...	Transpor...	Public a...	Manufact...	Upper qu...Upper quartile	Median	Lower qu...Lower quartile	Upper qu...Upper quartile	Median	Lower qu...Lower quartile	Upper qu...Upper quartile	Median	Lower qu...Lower quartile	Upper qu...Upper quartile	Median	Lower qu...Lower quartile	Working ...	Mass Tra...Mass Transit Railway (Local line)	Bus	On foot only	Public l...Public light bus	Others	Number o...Number of domestic households	1 - 3	4	5 and over	Average ...Average domestic household size	Nuclear ...Nuclear family households	Relative...Relative households	Other ho...Other households	Upper qu...Upper quartile	Median	Lower qu...Lower quartile	Upper qu...Upper quartile	Median	Lower qu...Lower quartile	Median age	Chinese	Non-Chinese	Public r...Public rental housing units	Subsidis...Subsidised sale flats	Quarters...Quarters in private permanent housing	1 - 2	3	4	5 and over	Without ...Without exclusively used rooms	Per dome...Per domestic household	Per person	Upper qu...Upper quartile	Median	Lower qu...Lower quartile	Owner-oc...	Owner-oc...	Sole tenant	Others	Median m...	Median m...	Median o...	Median m...Median monthly household rent	Median h...Median household rent to income ratio	Remained...Remained in same address	Resided ...	Resided ...	Resided ...Resided outside Hong Kong	Domestic...	1	2 and over	Owner-oc...Owner-occupier, with mortgage or loan	Owner-oc...	Sole tenant	Others
7 413 070	839	10.9%	29.2%	40.3%	19.6%	46.4	46.3	46.3	30.8%	26.8%	88.2%	5.2%	6.7%	61.7%	29.9%	8.4%	18.4%	47.0%	34.6%	57.3%	29.5%	26.4%	18.0%	11.9%	14.3%	3 681 295	90.2%	2.8%	7.0%	3 731 775	28.0%	72.0%	9.7%	30.2%	31.8%	10.0%	18.3%	22.5%	35.2%	29.9%	12.4%	HK$30,000	HK$18,000	HK$10,750	HK$30,080	HK$19,500	HK$12,810	50 hours	45 hours	40 hours	50 hours	44 hours	40 hours	34.8%	45.0%	25.0%	10.5%	5.6%	14.0%	2 674 161	72.9%	17.1%	10.1%	2.7	61.6%	15.7%	22.7%	HK$52,720	HK$27,650	HK$12,410	HK$52,050	HK$27,320	HK$12,140	56.5	96.3%	3.7%	808 581	414 468	1 419 478	25.7%	38.8%	22.5%	13.0%	0.1%	3.19 rooms	1.17 rooms	54m²	40m²	31m²	16.5%	32.1%	47.5%	3.9%	HK$12,000	20.8%	20 years	HK$2,900	16.8%	75.9%	9.4%	11.4%	3.3%	382 620	55.8%	44.2%	4.9%	45.6%	45.8%	3.7%
495 798	881	10.0%	28.2%	39.8%	22.1%	47.5	48.5	48	33.4%	27.1%	91.7%	5.3%	3.1%	59.1%	35.9%	5.0%	24.0%	49.4%	26.6%	57.4%	23.7%	29.4%	24.7%	10.1%	12.1%	234 425	91.8%	1.5%	6.7%	261 373	25.9%	74.1%	5.6%	25.7%	36.9%	13.2%	18.6%	22.8%	36.1%	25.5%	15.6%	HK$24,000	HK$16,000	HK$10,750	HK$25,000	HK$17,000	HK$11,810	50 hours	45 hours	40 hours	50 hours	45 hours	40 hours	31.3%	40.0%	30.1%	10.5%	10.0%	9.4%	176 604	72.2%	18.1%	9.6%	2.7	61.3%	18.1%	20.5%	HK$42,640	HK$23,740	HK$11,450	HK$42,150	HK$23,530	HK$11,240	58.7	98.6%	1.4%	101 071	28 231	45 240	31.1%	44.8%	18.5%	5.6%	0.0%	2.87 rooms	1.04 rooms	44m²	37m²	30m²	10.2%	23.3%	63.3%	3.2%	HK$10,500	19.8%	20 years	HK$2,430	12.6%	86.9%	5.6%	6.1%	1.4%	26 447	59.3%	40.7%	2.4%	29.0%	66.7%	2.0%

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6 359	721	7.0%	25.9%	39.8%	27.3%	56.4	51.8	52.9	27.5%	25.8%	88.8%	1.7%	9.5%	70.6%	15.0%	14.4%	10.5%	39.4%	50.2%	23.0%	42.4%	5.3%	9.9%	24.6%	17.8%	3 114	83.1%	5.2%	11.7%	3 245	24.1%	75.9%	16.9%	38.0%	14.8%	5.7%	24.6%	19.2%	33.2%	38.5%	9.1%	HK$45,000	HK$20,000	HK$5,500	HK$50,000	HK$30,000	HK$16,000	50 hours	44 hours	40 hours	48 hours	40 hours	40 hours	36.5%	50.9%	5.6%	0.8%	11.7%	31.0%	(N.A.)–Not available	69.5%	19.2%	11.3%	2.9	70.4%	11.9%	17.7%	HK$81,140	HK$41,950	HK$14,950	HK$91,480	HK$41,250	HK$14,950	62.0	96.8%	3.2%	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available	1.1%	28.6%	32.2%	38.0%	0.0%	4.21 rooms	1.46 rooms	96m²	60m²	53m²	25.7%	57.1%	11.2%	6.0%	HK$13,500	16.6%	14 years	HK$16,000	47.3%	86.3%	1.7%	12.0%	0.0%	519	33.3%	66.7%	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available
12 319	912	12.7%	27.6%	42.6%	17.0%	43.4	46.3	45.2	32.8%	27.4%	95.1%	1.9%	3.0%	63.2%	30.8%	6.0%	17.6%	45.4%	36.9%	30.9%	45.8%	8.0%	23.9%	16.0%	6.3%	6 382	90.6%	2.0%	7.4%	5 937	34.0%	66.0%	8.3%	33.4%	32.4%	11.9%	14.0%	20.5%	37.2%	29.9%	12.5%	HK$29,000	HK$18,500	HK$11,120	HK$30,000	HK$20,000	HK$13,500	51 hours	45 hours	40 hours	50 hours	44 hours	40 hours	23.7%	63.2%	22.1%	2.3%	4.6%	7.7%	(N.A.)–Not available	64.1%	23.9%	12.0%	2.9	60.1%	18.5%	21.4%	HK$54,530	HK$31,940	HK$16,010	HK$53,510	HK$31,870	HK$15,850	55.9	99.1%	0.9%	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available	20.0%	41.2%	30.1%	8.7%	0.0%	3.26 rooms	1.12 rooms	55m²	43m²	40m²	28.1%	30.9%	38.2%	2.8%	HK$8,000	20.6%	15 years	HK$4,070	14.4%	87.6%	3.7%	8.5%	0.3%	568	65.7%	34.3%	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available
33 337	834	7.1%	24.5%	38.9%	29.5%	50.5	52.1	51.4	34.8%	28.3%	91.3%	4.5%	4.3%	59.2%	35.2%	5.6%	26.4%	49.4%	24.1%	47.2%	40.3%	15.4%	13.3%	11.4%	19.5%	15 025	91.7%	1.1%	7.1%	18 312	20.9%	79.1%	4.5%	25.6%	36.7%	13.5%	19.7%	22.5%	38.6%	24.8%	14.2%	HK$22,860	HK$15,500	HK$10,000	HK$23,750	HK$16,000	HK$10,760	50 hours	45 hours	40 hours	50 hours	44 hours	40 hours	27.2%	60.8%	12.8%	6.3%	12.9%	7.1%	(N.A.)–Not available	72.6%	19.0%	8.4%	2.7	60.7%	20.5%	18.9%	HK$39,020	HK$21,850	HK$10,330	HK$38,890	HK$21,280	HK$10,290	63.0	98.9%	1.1%	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available	37.8%	39.6%	18.2%	4.4%	0.0%	2.72 rooms	1.00 rooms	46m²	39m²	33m²	7.6%	13.7%	77.9%	0.7%	HK$9,000	17.7%	15 years	HK$2,200	10.7%	92.0%	2.6%	4.9%	0.5%	2 639	55.2%	44.8%	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available
119 859	906	11.6%	28.6%	39.2%	20.6%	46.7	46.8	46.8	34.1%	27.7%	90.5%	6.2%	3.2%	57.8%	37.7%	4.5%	25.6%	51.4%	23.0%	60.4%	16.7%	37.2%	26.3%	8.1%	11.7%	55 039	91.9%	1.4%	6.7%	64 820	28.4%	71.6%	3.7%	22.4%	41.3%	13.5%	19.1%	23.8%	32.1%	28.0%	16.0%	HK$23,750	HK$15,500	HK$10,810	HK$24,000	HK$16,000	HK$11,700	50 hours	45 hours	40 hours	50 hours	45 hours	40 hours	34.5%	24.2%	37.2%	15.4%	12.9%	10.3%	(N.A.)–Not available	70.5%	17.5%	12.0%	2.8	59.8%	17.9%	22.3%	HK$41,000	HK$23,040	HK$11,410	HK$40,350	HK$22,830	HK$11,290	56.1	98.3%	1.7%	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available	33.6%	43.5%	18.2%	4.5%	0.2%	2.81 rooms	1.01 rooms	44m²	35m²	27m²	6.2%	15.1%	69.7%	9.0%	HK$8,500	19.4%	16 years	HK$3,050	13.4%	81.6%	7.9%	7.5%	3.1%	5 140	63.2%	36.8%	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available
149 749	871	9.3%	28.7%	40.5%	21.4%	47.8	48.6	48.2	35.8%	28.4%	91.1%	6.4%	2.5%	55.7%	40.2%	4.1%	25.4%	51.7%	22.9%	60.2%	27.2%	33.0%	25.0%	5.2%	9.7%	69 752	92.7%	0.9%	6.4%	79 997	26.7%	73.3%	3.6%	23.0%	38.4%	15.2%	19.8%	23.5%	36.9%	22.2%	17.4%	HK$20,750	HK$15,000	HK$10,250	HK$21,060	HK$15,300	HK$11,000	50 hours	45 hours	40 hours	50 hours	45 hours	40 hours	31.5%	44.8%	23.2%	14.7%	10.3%	7.0%	(N.A.)–Not available	73.7%	17.3%	9.0%	2.7	56.5%	20.0%	23.5%	HK$36,130	HK$20,640	HK$10,250	HK$36,050	HK$20,570	HK$10,130	58.7	98.5%	1.5%	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available	37.3%	44.0%	15.8%	2.9%	0.0%	2.68 rooms	1.00 rooms	40m²	35m²	23m²	4.2%	12.6%	82.4%	0.8%	HK$11,000	22.1%	20 years	HK$2,620	13.6%	88.0%	5.1%	5.8%	1.1%	8 613	69.5%	30.5%	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available
172 906	888	9.8%	28.3%	39.5%	22.4%	47.2	49.0	48.3	30.9%	25.4%	92.9%	4.1%	3.0%	62.4%	32.0%	5.6%	22.2%	46.7%	31.1%	57.4%	20.5%	24.1%	25.8%	15.6%	14.0%	84 461	91.4%	1.9%	6.7%	88 445	23.9%	76.1%	7.9%	29.1%	34.0%	11.7%	17.2%	21.9%	37.8%	25.9%	14.5%	HK$27,000	HK$17,500	HK$11,250	HK$28,000	HK$18,000	HK$12,250	50 hours	45 hours	40 hours	50 hours	44 hours	40 hours	30.2%	40.5%	35.5%	5.8%	7.7%	10.5%	(N.A.)–Not available	72.4%	18.8%	8.8%	2.8	66.6%	16.4%	17.0%	HK$49,040	HK$27,530	HK$13,000	HK$48,550	HK$27,320	HK$12,810	59.4	98.9%	1.1%	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available	24.1%	48.3%	19.9%	7.7%	0.0%	3.03 rooms	1.09 rooms	47m²	39m²	33m²	16.4%	38.4%	43.3%	1.8%	HK$11,500	19.5%	20 years	HK$1,900	10.8%	89.5%	5.0%	4.7%	0.7%	8 849	49.5%	50.5%	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available	(N.A.)–Not available