| Table 1. Sex and Relationship by Central Districts, PNG: 1990 | ||||||
| Total | Abau | Goilala | Kairuku - Hiri | Rigo | District not stated | |
| Total | ||||||
| Total | 141,195 | 31,163 | 29,433 | 28,906 | 29,608 | 22,085 |
| Head | 22,604 | 4,969 | 4,743 | 3,888 | 4,703 | 4,301 |
| Spouse | 17,074 | 3,654 | 3,249 | 2,973 | 3,524 | 3,674 |
| Child | 60,868 | 14,095 | 13,342 | 11,390 | 13,204 | 8,837 |
| Adopted child | 2,869 | 514 | 463 | 477 | 789 | 626 |
| Other relative | 35,618 | 7,576 | 7,452 | 9,185 | 6,910 | 4,495 |
| Non relative | 2,162 | 355 | 184 | 993 | 478 | 152 |
| Male | ||||||
| Total | 73,695 | 16,163 | 14,885 | 15,734 | 15,469 | 11,444 |
| Head | 19,658 | 4,261 | 3,787 | 3,479 | 4,123 | 4,008 |
| Spouse | 375 | 14 | 148 | 118 | 72 | 23 |
| Child | 32,632 | 7,567 | 7,078 | 6,092 | 7,040 | 4,855 |
| Adopted child | 1,568 | 273 | 244 | 289 | 423 | 339 |
| Other relative | 17,974 | 3,792 | 3,532 | 5,009 | 3,509 | 2,132 |
| Non relative | 1,488 | 256 | 96 | 747 | 302 | 87 |
| Female | ||||||
| Total | 67,500 | 15,000 | 14,548 | 13,172 | 14,139 | 10,641 |
| Head | 2,946 | 708 | 956 | 409 | 580 | 293 |
| Spouse | 16,699 | 3,640 | 3,101 | 2,855 | 3,452 | 3,651 |
| Child | 28,236 | 6,528 | 6,264 | 5,298 | 6,164 | 3,982 |
| Adopted child | 1,301 | 241 | 219 | 188 | 366 | 287 |
| Other relative | 17,644 | 3,784 | 3,920 | 4,176 | 3,401 | 2,363 |
| Non relative | 674 | 99 | 88 | 246 | 176 | 65 |
| Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census | ||||||