2021 Census record

Taoa

Hihifo · Vavaʻu

Constituency: Vavaú 14

Population

TotalMaleFemale
2021477222255
2016537256281
2011496236260
Change since 2016
-60 (-11.2%)

Households

All households
110
Occupied
90
Vacant
20
Average household size
5

Ages

Aged 0–14
166
Aged 15–64
262
Aged 65 and over
49

Where people were born

In this village
290
Elsewhere in Tonga
183
Overseas
4

Church

Largest congregation
Free Wesleyan Church329 people

School and work

Attending school
172
Employed
173
Unemployed
8
Young people employed
66
Young people unemployed
7
Seasonal workers overseas (2020)
11
Seasonal workers overseas (2021)
18

Phones and internet

Using the internet
16343.2% of people aged 10 and over
Using a mobile phone
214

Income

Most common main income source
Remittances from anyone not in household70 households
Households receiving remittances
87

Water

Most common water source
Own water tank82 households

Being prepared

Households with a 72-hour emergency bag
61

Household items

Households with a car
12
Households with a computer
18

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.