Population Statistics
Hong Kong
Population
|
7,167,403 |
|
[July 2016 est.] |
Language
| Cantonese [official] | 88.9% |
|---|---|
| English [official] | 4.3% |
| Mandarin [official] | 1.9% |
| Other Chinese Dialects | 3.1% |
| Other | 1.9% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Religion
| Chinese Folk Religion | 49.0% |
|---|---|
| Buddhism | 21.3% |
| Taosim | 14.2% |
| Protestant Christianity | 6.8% |
| Catholic Christianity | 5.0% |
| Other | 3.7% |
Ethnicity
| Chinese | 92% |
|---|---|
| Filipino | 2.5% |
| Indonesian | 2.1% |
| Other | 3.4% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Cultural Dimensions
|
68 |
|
|
25 |
|
|
57 |
|
|
29 |
|
|
61 |
|
|
17 |
|
Australians with Chinese Ancestry
| 1,213,903 |
| [Census, 2016] |
Hong Kongers in Australia
Population
|
86,886 |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
This figure refers to the number of Australian residents that were born in Hong Kong. |
Median Age
| 39 |
| [Census, 2016] |
Gender
| Male | 47.9% |
|---|---|
| Female | 52.1% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Religion
| No Religion | 52.5% |
|---|---|
| Catholic Christianity | 12.8% |
| Buddhism | 7.4% |
| Baptist Christianity | 6.1% |
| Other | 17.1% |
| Not Stated | 3.9% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Ancestry
| Chinese | 84.4% |
|---|---|
| English | 5.4% |
| Australian | 3.1% |
| Vietnamese | 1.2% |
| Other Ancestry | 6.0% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Language Spoken at Home
| Cantonese | 80.3% |
|---|---|
| English | 12.9% |
| Mandarin | 4.0% |
| Vietnamese | 1.1% |
| Other Languages | 1.2% |
|
Of those who speak a language other than English at home, 84.6% speak English fluently. |
|
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Diaspora
| New South Wales | 48.7% |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 24.9% |
| Queensland | 12.4% |
| Western Australia | 7.1% |
| Other | 6.9% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Arrival to Australia
| Prior to 2007 | 71.1% |
|---|---|
| 2007 - 2011 | 9.5% |
| 2012 - 2016 | 16.2% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
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