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Who lives in this neighbourhood?
Two streets apart, Hong Kong can be two different cities. The 2021 Census counts every small area: what households earn, what they pay in rent, how many rent rather than own, how old they are, how many went to university. The map shades the city by any of them and shows all of them for the area you tap.
What the census layer shows
Median household income
1,746 areas
What households in the area earn per month.
Show on the mapMedian rent
What renting households pay — including public housing, so read it with the renter share.
Show on the mapRenters vs owners
The share of households that rent — a street of owners and a street of tenants feel different.
Show on the mapAge
The share aged 65 and over — the character of the area in ten years.
Show on the mapEducation
The share of adults with post-secondary education.
Show on the mapWhere it ranks
Each number shown against the rest of Hong Kong — which sixth of the city this area falls in.
Show on the map
A real example: Tsing Yi Garden Block 2
A private estate on Tsing Yi. The small census area around it, from the 2021 count:
- Median household income in the area
- HK$45,670/month
- Median rent in the area
- HK$15,000/month
- Households renting in the area
- 9.5%
- Adults with a degree in the area
- 47.1%
- Residents aged 65+ in the area
- 12.6%
8 of 412 buildings within 300 m also have Buildings Department orders on record.
- Compare Sun Hing Building in Mong Kok: a median household income of HK$20,000 and 72.8% of households renting. Same city, a very different street.
- Census areas follow the government's small planning units, not estates. A large estate can span more than one.
Source: Census and Statistics Department 2021 Population Census — Small Tertiary Planning Unit statistics (every 10 years) · retrieved by KongInsight 16 Sep 2026
What the census won't tell you
Anything newer than 2021
The next full census is 2031. A 2026 by-census update follows the government's schedule.
A particular building
Figures describe the small area, not one block or one flat.
Asking rents today
The census records what people paid in 2021. Listing sites show today's asking rents.
Know the street before you move
Turn on the census layer and tap the area.