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Household Characteristics
Total population, number of households, and average household size by Division
| Division |
1996
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1986
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Number of
Households |
Population |
Average No
of Persons
per household |
Number of
Households |
Population |
Average No
of Persons
per household |
| Tongatapu |
10 796 |
66 979 |
6.2 |
9 723 |
63 794 |
6.6 |
| Vava'u |
1 469 |
8 138 |
5.8 |
1 615 |
8 919 |
5.5 |
| Ha'apai |
2 728 |
15 715 |
5.5 |
2 547 |
15 175 |
6.0 |
| 'Eua |
820 |
4 934 |
6.0 |
790 |
4 393 |
5.6 |
| Niuas |
381 |
2 018 |
5.3 |
416 |
2 368 |
5.7 |
| Total |
16 194 |
97 784 |
6.0 |
15 091 |
94 649 |
6.3 |
Sources of Water Available in the Household
| Division |
1996
|
1986
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| Piped |
Own
Tank |
Own
well |
Other |
Not
Stated |
Piped |
Own
tank |
Own
well |
Other |
Not
Stated |
| Tongatapu |
10 316 |
5 307 |
216 |
97 |
- |
8 911 |
431 |
157 |
87 |
137 |
| Vava'u |
1 902 |
1 939 |
27 |
56 |
- |
1 132 |
895 |
62 |
429 |
29 |
| Ha'apai |
666 |
1 355 |
145 |
6 |
- |
246 |
1 160 |
120 |
69 |
20 |
| 'Eua |
611 |
606 |
2 |
9 |
- |
605 |
100 |
- |
68 |
17 |
| Niuas |
210 |
237 |
3 |
7 |
- |
206 |
129 |
1 |
77 |
3 |
| Total |
13 705 |
9 444 |
393 |
175 |
- |
11 100 |
2 715 |
340 |
730 |
206 |
Sources of Energy for lighting available in the Household.
| Division |
1996 |
| Electricity |
Generator |
Kerosene |
Benzine |
Solar |
Other |
| Tongatapu |
9,417 |
158 |
3,103 |
282 |
73 |
276 |
| Vava'u |
1,996 |
59 |
1,094 |
127 |
289 |
40 |
| Ha'apai |
650 |
104 |
979 |
155 |
46 |
1 |
| 'Eua |
656 |
7 |
355 |
22 |
2 |
3 |
| Niuas |
8 |
27 |
357 |
87 |
20 |
- |
| Total |
12,727 |
355 |
5,888 |
673 |
430 |
320 |
Sources of Energy for cooking available in the Household.
| Division |
1996 |
1986 |
| Electricity |
Gas |
Kerosene |
Wood |
Other |
Not
Stated |
Electricity |
Gas |
Kerosene |
Wood |
Other |
Not
Stated |
| Tongatapu |
1 321 |
6 989 |
2 232 |
7 382 |
70 |
- |
327 |
1 816 |
797 |
6 574 |
15 |
194 |
| Vava'u |
259 |
991 |
873 |
2225 |
12 |
- |
32 |
178 |
76 |
2 225 |
3 |
33 |
| Ha'apai |
66 |
514 |
372 |
1 238 |
4 |
- |
5 |
90 |
46 |
1 452 |
2 |
20 |
| 'Eua |
75 |
293 |
177 |
736 |
- |
- |
3 |
32 |
10 |
722 |
- |
23 |
| Niuas |
2 |
40 |
143 |
366 |
1 |
- |
- |
5 |
14 |
388 |
- |
9 |
| Total |
1,723 |
8,827 |
3,797 |
11,947 |
87 |
- |
367 |
2,121 |
943 |
11,361 |
20 |
279 |
Types of Latrine available in the Household
| Division |
1996 |
1986 |
Flush
Toilet
(mechanical) |
Manual
flush |
Pit |
Other
Type |
No
Latrine |
Not
Stated |
Flush
Toilet
(mechanical) |
Manual
Flush |
Pit |
Other
Type |
No
Latrine |
Not
Stated |
| Tongatapu |
7 227 |
2 492 |
1 879 |
41 |
50 |
- |
4 137 |
3 053 |
2 260 |
34 |
43 |
196 |
| Vava'u |
1 023 |
78 |
2 047 |
7 |
16 |
- |
455 |
60 |
1 982 |
5 |
17 |
28 |
| Ha'apai |
359 |
141 |
1 095 |
3 |
6 |
- |
164 |
149 |
1 177 |
81 |
23 |
21 |
| 'Eua |
323 |
80 |
484 |
2 |
11 |
- |
99 |
94 |
559 |
- |
19 |
19 |
| Niuas |
101 |
8 |
294 |
- |
9 |
- |
52 |
10 |
319 |
29 |
1 |
5 |
| Total |
9,033 |
2,799 |
5,799 |
53 |
92 |
- |
4,907 |
3,366 |
6,297 |
149 |
103 |
269 |
Source: Tonga Statistics Census Report
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