# 2021 Population Census (Statistics and Boundaries of Major Housing Estates)

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- ID: ` hk-censtatd-census_geo-2021-population-census-by-mhe `
- 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: 2026-04-17T16:55:16.326990
- Harvest started: 2026-10-20T22:31:00.105Z
- Licence: Not stated
- Source: [Official metadata record](<https://data.gov.hk/en-data/api/3/action/package_show?id=hk-censtatd-census_geo-2021-population-census-by-mhe>)

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## Description

This 2021 Population Census dataset contains statistics relevant to demographic, household, educational, economic and housing characteristics of the Hong Kong population residing in the 540 major housing estates in 2021\. The dataset also contains the boundaries of individual major housing estates\. 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 2021 Population Census, which was conducted in June to August 2021, 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.

### [2021 Population Census (Statistics and Boundaries of Major Housing Estates) (CSDI Portal)](<https://portal.csdi.gov.hk/geoportal/?datasetId=censtatd_rcd_1695182015782_79001>)

- Resource ID: ` 36ac7aa5-c5d8-42c2-b539-69c800cfed7c `
- Format: API
- Language: en, zh-Hant, zh-Hans
- Updated: 2026-04-17T16:55:16.342078
- Original URL: ` https://portal.csdi.gov.hk/geoportal/?datasetId=censtatd_rcd_1695182015782_79001 `

2021 Population Census \(Statistics and Boundaries of Major Housing Estates\)

## Document availability

Parsed specifications and data dictionaries: not available for this dataset. [Document availability](/documents.md).