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Note: The following are the latest statistics published by the Census and Statistics Department on 5 April 2024.| Statistics for 2023[i] | Ranking among 18 Districts | |
| Population | 520 200 | 5[ii] |
| Median age | 50 | 1[iii] |
| Average household size | 2.7 | 6[iv] |
| Median monthly household income (all members of the household) | $33,800 | 6[v] |
| Percentage of owner-occupier households | 59.1% | 4[vi] |
| Population aged 0 - 14 | 49 000 (9.4%)* | 17^[vii] |
| Population aged 15 - 24 | 36 200 (7.0%)* | 18^ |
| Population aged 25 - 34 | 56 400 (10.9%)* | 18^ |
| Population aged 35 - 44 | 76 600 (14.7%)* | 15^[viii] |
| Population aged 45 - 54 | 79 600 (15.3%)* | 10^[ix] |
| Population aged 55 - 64 | 89 400 (17.2%)* | 5^[x] |
| Population aged 65 or above | 132 900 (25.6%)* | 1^[xi] |
| Area | 18.13 sq. km[xii] | |
^：ranking according to percentage of the district population
Facilities
Housing
Public Housing
⚫︎ 15 Rental Housing Estates (managed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority)
(Model Housing Estate, Oi Tung Estate, Yiu Tung Estate, Hing Tung Estate, Hong Tung Estate, Hing Wah (I) Estate, Hing Wah (II) Estate, Hing Man Estate, Chai Wan Estate, Yue Wan Estate, Wan Tsui Estate, Wah Ha Estate, Lin Tsui Estate, Tsui Lok Estate, Siu Sai Wan Estate)
⚫︎ 2 Rental Estates (managed by the Hong Kong Housing Society)
(Healthy Village, Ming Wah Dai Ha)
⚫︎ 2 Buy-or-Rent option Estates
(Tsui Wan Estate, Fung Wah Estate)
⚫︎ 15 Home Ownership Scheme Courts
(Kai Tsui Court, Hiu Tsui Court, Yuet Chui Court, Yan Tsui Court, King Tsui Court, Yee Tsui Court, Shan Tsui Court, Hang Tsui Court, Tung Chun Court, Tung Yuk Court, Tung Hei Court, Tung Yan Court, Tung Lam Court, Tung Shing Court, Tung Tao Court)
⚫︎ 1 Green Form Subsidised Home Ownership Scheme Court
(Dip Tsui Court)
⚫︎ 9 Private Sector Participation Scheme Courts
(Harmony Garden, Cheerful Garden, Fullview Garden, Walton Estate, Lok Hin Terrace, Greenwood Terrace, Neptune Terrace, Kornhill Garden, Aldrich Garden)
Private Housing[xiii]
⚫︎ 1 395 buildings
⚫︎ 98 three-nil buildings
Public Medical and Health Services
⚫︎ 1 Public Hospital
(Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital)
⚫︎ 5 Government General Out-patient Clinics (GOPC)
(Anne Black GOPC, Chai Wan GOPC, Sai Wan Ho GOPC, Shau Kei Wan Jockey Club GOPC, Wan Tsui GOPC)
⚫︎ 3 Maternal and Child Health Centres (MCHC)
(Anne Black MCHC, Sai Wan Ho MCHC, Chai Wan MCHC)
Community and Recreation Facilities
⚫︎ 6 Community Halls
(Hing Wah Community Hall, Yue Wan Community Hall, Aldrich Bay Community Hall, Quarry Bay Community Hall, Siu Sai Wan Community Hall, North Point Community Hall)
⚫︎ 1 Community Centre
(Causeway Bay Community Centre)
⚫︎ 6 Sports Centres under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD)
(Siu Sai Wan Sports Centre, Sai Wan Ho Sports Centre, Island East Sports Centre, Chai Wan Sports Centre, Java Road Sports Centre, Quarry Bay Sports Centre)
⚫︎ 3 Public Swimming Pools under the LCSD
(Siu Sai Wan Swimming Pool, Chai Wan Swimming Pool, Island East Swimming Pool)
⚫︎ 1 Sports Complex under the LCSD
⚫︎ 2 Major Parks
(Chai Wan Park, Quarry Bay Park)
⚫︎ 6 Public Libraries
(Siu Sai Wan Public Library, Chai Wan Public Library, Yiu Tung Public Library, Quarry Bay Public Library, North Point Public Library, Electric Road Public Library)
⚫︎ 5 Museums under the LCSD
(Hong Kong Film Archive, Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, Law Uk Folk Museum, Fireboat Alexander Grantham Exhibition Gallery, Oi!)
⚫︎ 2 Performance Venues under the LCSD
(Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, Eastern District Cultural Square)
Educational Facilities
⚫︎ 36 Primary Schools
⚫︎ 36 Secondary Schools
⚫︎ 4 Special Schools
⚫︎ 2 Higher Education Institutions
(Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong)
[i] Source: “2023 Population and Household Statistics Analysed by District Council District”, Census and Statistics Department (April 2023). Website: https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/wbr.html?ecode=B11303012023AN23&scode=500
[ii] Sha Tin (700 300), Yuen Long (670 000), Kwun Tong (666 500) and Tuen Mun (532 000) were in first to fourth places respectively.
[iii] Tied for first place with Wong Tai Sin (aged 50); Kwun Tong and Kwai Tsing tied for third place (aged 49).
[iv] Tied for sixth place with Kowloon City, Wong Tai Sin, Kwai Tsing, Tsuen Wan, North District and Islands District (2.7 members); Yuen Long, Tai Po and Sha Tin tied for third place (2.8 members); Southern District and Sai Kung tied for first place (2.9 members).
[v] Central & Western District ($42,600), Wan Chai ($40,500), Sai Kung ($40,400), Southern District ($36,000) and Tsuen Wan ($34,400) were in first to fifth places respectively.
[vi] Sai Kung (66%), Tai Po (65.4%) and Tsuen Wan (59.7%) were in first to third places respectively.
[vii] Wong Tai Sin (8.5%) ranked in last place.
[viii] Kwai Tsing (14.0%), Kwun Tong (13.6%) and Wong Tai Sin (13.0%) were in 16th to 18th places respectively.
[ix] Yuen Long and Sha Tin tied for 11th place (15.2%); Central & Western District, Islands District and Wong Tai Sin tied for 13th place (14.9%); Tuen Mun (14.8%), North District (14.1%) and Tai Po (13.5%) were in 16th to 18th places respectively.
[x] Wong Tai Sin (19.0%), Tai Po (17.9%), North District (17.8%) and Yuen Long (17.5%) were in first to fourth places respectively.
[xi] Wong Tai Sin (24.5%) and Kwai Tsing (23.8%) were in second and third places respectively.
[xii] Source: “e-HongKongGuide (2024 edition)”, Survey and Mapping Office, Lands Department (2024).