Demographic
2006
2011
Population
6 864 346
7 071 576
Median age
39.6
41.7
Dependency ratio (number of persons aged under 15 and aged 65 and over per 1 000 persons aged between 15-64)
353
333
Sex ratio (number of males per 1 000 females)
911
876
Never-married population aged 15 and over (%)
32.4
31.6
Non-Chinese ethnicities (%)
5.0
6.4
Household
2006
2011
Number of domestic households
2 226 546
2 368 796
Average domestic household size
3.0
2.9
Median monthly domestic household income (HK$)
17,250
20,500
Educational
2006
2011
Population aged 15 and over with post-secondary education (%)
23.0
27.3
Economic
2006
2011
Labour force participation rate (%)
60.3
59.7
Working population
3 365 736
3 547 781
Median monthly income from main employment (HK$)
10,000
11,000
Housing and Internal Migration
2006
2011
Number of occupied quarters
2 226 074
2 381 125
Median rent to income ratio (%)
16.0
13.9
Median mortgage payment and loan repayment to income ratio (%)
26.6
19.6
Population aged 5 and over having internally migrated (%)
15.1
12.8
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