2021 Census record

Taunga

Motu · Vavaʻu

Constituency: Vavaú 14

Population

TotalMaleFemale
2021362214
2016281513
2011392019
Change since 2016
+8 (+28.6%)

Households

All households
14
Occupied
11
Vacant
3
Average household size
3

Ages

Aged 0–14
12
Aged 15–64
23
Aged 65 and over
1

Where people were born

In this village
15
Elsewhere in Tonga
21
Overseas
0

Church

Largest congregation
Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga31 people

School and work

Attending school
11
Employed
15
Unemployed
2
Young people employed
6
Young people unemployed
2
Seasonal workers overseas (2020)
0
Seasonal workers overseas (2021)
2

Phones and internet

Using the internet
2284.6% of people aged 10 and over
Using a mobile phone
23

Income

Most common main income source
Remittances from anyone not in household5 households
Households receiving remittances
9

Water

Most common water source
Own water tank10 households

Being prepared

Households with a 72-hour emergency bag
7

Household items

Households with a car
2
Households with a computer
2

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.