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Distribution of Domestic Households4.2.10 The number of domestic households by the broad areas of Hong Kong Island,Kowloon, New Towns and Rural Areas for the years 1991, 1996 and 2001 areshown in Table 4.3 together with the household size. The household size is expectedto decrease for all areas but slightly faster than average for households on HongKong Island. Changes in household size are illustrated in Figure 4.2.AreaTable 4.3Hong Kong IslandKowloonNew TownsRuralTotalDISTRIBUTION OF DOMESTIC HOUSEHOLDS(1986 to 2001)Number of Households (000) and Household size1986 1991 1996 2001No. Size No. Size No. Size No. Size329647401833.553.553.883.53393598614863.203.493.363.24447615773712.953.143.233.04512658862712.792.983.022.861460 3.66 1691 3.36 1906 3.13 2103 2.95FIGURE 4.2:PROJECTED CHANGES IN HOUSEHOLD SIZEPersons Per HouseholdHong Kong Island Kowloon New Towns Rural•11986 •11991 •11996 •J2001Distribution of School Places4.2.11 The territory-wide school enrolment was projected using a forecast of the territorialage structure with the assumption that the proportion of population of a given ageattending school remained at the 1986 level. The location of school places took intoaccount information from relevant organisations and was adjusted as appropriate toreflect local changes in population. Table 4.4 shows the projected distribution ofschool places by broad area. It is noted that the proportion of school places in theNew Towns is projected to increase from 32% to 39% over the period 1986 to 2001.