# 2016 Population By-census (Statistics of Subdivided Units by District Council District) [← Text catalogue home](/index.md) [HTML](/datasets/hk-censtatd-census_geo-2016-population-bycensus-su-by-dcd/) · [JSON](/datasets/hk-censtatd-census_geo-2016-population-bycensus-su-by-dcd.json) · [Markdown](/datasets/hk-censtatd-census_geo-2016-population-bycensus-su-by-dcd.md) - ID: ` hk-censtatd-census_geo-2016-population-bycensus-su-by-dcd ` - Publisher: [Census and Statistics Department](/publishers/88e98d98-89b0-437d-a95a-1dd00ba44454/) · [Markdown](/publishers/88e98d98-89b0-437d-a95a-1dd00ba44454/index.md) - Categories: [Population](/categories/population/) · [Markdown](/categories/population/index.md) - Tags: Not stated - Resources: 1 - Updated: 2026-04-17T16:54:39.535838 - Harvest started: 2026-10-20T22:31:00.105Z - Licence: Not stated - Source: [Official metadata record]() Harvest started is the source harvest start associated with this record, not its precise retrieval time. Updated is an upstream metadata claim. ## Description This 2016 Population By\-census dataset contains statistics on population residing in subdivided units in the 18 District Council districts in 2016\. The dataset also contains the boundaries of individual District Council districts\. Since 1961, a population census has been conducted in Hong Kong every 10 years and a by\-census in the middle of the intercensal period\. The 2016 Population By\-census, which was conducted in June to August 2016, provides benchmark statistics on the socio\-economic characteristics of the Hong Kong population vital to the planning and policy formulation of the government\. ## Resources These are upstream resource links from metadata. Resource contents and endpoint availability have not been verified here. ### [2016 Population By-census (Statistics of Subdivided Units by District Council District) (CSDI Portal)]() - Resource ID: ` b8bece18-c5e2-4bf4-8cbc-3a17dab9cbb7 ` - Format: API - Language: en, zh-Hant, zh-Hans - Updated: 2026-04-17T16:54:39.550655 - Original URL: ` https://portal.csdi.gov.hk/geoportal/?datasetId=censtatd_rcd_1635932488538_10765 ` 2016 Population By\-census \(Statistics of Subdivided Units by District Council District\) ## Document availability Parsed specifications and data dictionaries: not available for this dataset. [Document availability](/documents.md).