Ethnic Composition by District (Census)

Source

Census and Statistics Department (censtatd)

Department URL: https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/
Table: Population by Ethnicity and District
CKAN Search: https://data.gov.hk/en-data/api/3/action/package_search?q=ethnicity+population+district

Format

XLSX Census cycle. Free download.

92%

Chinese (HK)

Non-Chinese (C&W)

~370K

Non-Chinese Residents

Schema / Fields

Field	Type	Example	Description
`DISTRICT`	string	`Central & Western`	Administrative district
`DCCA_CODE`	string	`C18A01`	DCCA zone code
`CHINESE`	integer	`23,450`	Chinese ethnic group
`FILIPINOS`	integer	`1,280`	Filipino (largest non-Chinese group)
`INDONESIANS`	integer	`890`	Indonesian
`WHITES`	integer	`720`	White / Caucasian
`SOUTH_ASIANS`	integer	`430`	Indian, Pakistani, Nepali
`OTHERS`	integer	`640`	All other ethnicities
`TOTAL_NON_CHINESE`	integer	`3,960`	Total non-Chinese
`PCT_NON_CHINESE`	float	`14.4`	Percentage non-Chinese

Fields verified via censtatd 2021 Population Census by Ethnicity tables.

Example API Call

# CKAN search
curl "https://data.gov.hk/en-data/api/3/action/package_search?q=ethnic+group+population&rows=5"

# Censtatd ethnicity tables
curl -L -o ethnicity.xlsx \
  "https://www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/EIndexbySubject.html?pcode=B1120068"

Example Response

DISTRICT          | Chinese | Filipinos | White | South Asian | Non-Chinese %
Central & Western | 23,450  | 1,280     | 720   | 430         | 14.4%
Wan Chai          | 31,200  | 980       | 1,240 | 380         | 8.2%
Islands (Lantau)  | 18,400  | 2,140     | 890   | 210         | 16.1%
Yau Tsim Mong     | 42,100  | 3,210     | 820   | 5,420       | 22.4%

Used By

Model	How
Geodemographics	Non-Chinese % → international cuisine demand proxy; Filipino % → Sunday market segment

Notes / Gotchas

Ethnic composition shapes cuisine demand: high South Asian % → Indian food demand; high Caucasian % → Western food demand
Tourist demographics are not captured in residential census — overlay with visitor arrival stats for tourism-oriented sites
Filipino segment is almost entirely female (domestic helpers) — single-person spending, budget-sensitive