INTERACTIVE: Kuala Kubu Baharu by the numbers

PETALING JAYA: Voters in Kuala Kubu Baharu will head to the ballot box on May 11 in a by-election to choose their state assembly representative.

To measure how the constituency stacks up against other state seats in Selangor, The Star analysed figures in the Subnational State Assembly Seat Statistics 2023 report issued by the Statistics Department.

Here is what we found:

It is Selangor’s ‘biggest’ seat

In terms of land area, Kuala Kubu Baharu is the largest among Selangor’s 56 state seats at 617 square km.

As a comparison, Kuala Kubu Baharu is two-and-a-half times bigger than the federal city of Kuala Lumpur (243 square km) which is located about an hour’s drive away.

Kuala Kubu Baharu is 88 times larger than the smallest state seat in Selangor which is Kampung Tunku which measures just 7 square km.

Here is how the seats compare against each other in terms of land area:

Other than its size, Kuala Kubu Baharu holds another record among Selangor state seats for having the biggest number of villages at 47.

Low population density

Despite its physical size, Kuala Kubu Baharu has one of the lowest population densities among Selangor’s state assembly constituencies.

With a relatively small population of 47,700, Kuala Kubu Baharu has a population density of 77 persons per square km, the third lowest in the state.

Ageing population

Kuala Kubu is in the top 10 among Selangor seats in terms of ageing population, with 15.8% of its residents aged 65 years and older.

Another reflection of population ageing in the seat is in the percentage of its residents who are of working age, defined as those aged between 15 and 64 years.

The working age population in Kuala Kubu stands at 63.7%, the seventh lowest among Selangor state seats.

Due to its relatively small percentage of working age population, Kuala Kubu Baharu has one of the lowest average monthly household incomes in Selangor at RM5,497 per month.

Here are some facts on facilities available in Kuala Kubu Baharu: