2021 Census record

Tefisi

Hihifo · Vavaʻu

Constituency: Vavaú 14

Population

TotalMaleFemale
2021499253246
2016532282250
2011588308280
Change since 2016
-33 (-6.2%)

Households

All households
116
Occupied
100
Vacant
16
Average household size
5

Ages

Aged 0–14
156
Aged 15–64
303
Aged 65 and over
40

Where people were born

In this village
316
Elsewhere in Tonga
178
Overseas
5

Church

Largest congregation
Latter Day Saints140 people

School and work

Attending school
154
Employed
147
Unemployed
40
Young people employed
62
Young people unemployed
27
Seasonal workers overseas (2020)
17
Seasonal workers overseas (2021)
34

Phones and internet

Using the internet
20953% of people aged 10 and over
Using a mobile phone
239

Income

Most common main income source
Remittances from anyone not in household58 households
Households receiving remittances
82

Water

Most common water source
Own water tank77 households

Being prepared

Households with a 72-hour emergency bag
84

Household items

Households with a car
38
Households with a computer
16

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.