2021 Census record

Ovaka

Motu · Vavaʻu

Constituency: Vava’u 14

Population

TotalMaleFemale
2021954550
2016974453
2011854243
Change since 2016
-2 (-2.1%)

Households

All households
20
Occupied
20
Vacant
0
Average household size
5

Ages

Aged 0–14
24
Aged 15–64
66
Aged 65 and over
5

Where people were born

In this village
27
Elsewhere in Tonga
65
Overseas
3

Church

Largest congregation
Free Church of Tonga48 people

School and work

Attending school
30
Employed
12
Unemployed
1
Young people employed
9
Young people unemployed
1
Seasonal workers overseas (2020)
2
Seasonal workers overseas (2021)
3

Phones and internet

Using the internet
4252.5% of people aged 10 and over
Using a mobile phone
51

Income

Most common main income source
Remittances from anyone not in household17 households
Households receiving remittances
16

Water

Most common water source
Own water tank20 households

Being prepared

Households with a 72-hour emergency bag
19

Household items

Households with a car
0
Households with a computer
5

This record is drawn from the Tonga Statistics Department’s 2021 Census village profile.

What this record does not say

A census counts what can be counted — people, households, answers to set questions. It does not say what a village is: its history, its people, what it is known for. That is what the village itself will add.