| Table 7. Residence in 1989 by Central District, PNG: 1990 | ||||||
| Total | Abau | Goilala | Kairuku - Hiri | Rigo | District not stated | |
| Total | ||||||
| Total | 137,205 | 30,333 | 28,518 | 28,143 | 28,712 | 21,499 |
| Western | 118 | 43 | 23 | 33 | 19 | 0 |
| Gulf | 127 | 11 | 12 | 59 | 37 | 8 |
| Central | 133,107 | 29,432 | 27,474 | 26,689 | 28,153 | 21,359 |
| NCD | 1,973 | 449 | 763 | 527 | 215 | 19 |
| Milnebay | 169 | 105 | 17 | 36 | 7 | 4 |
| Oro | 203 | 26 | 19 | 70 | 23 | 65 |
| South Highlands | 80 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 18 | 2 |
| Enga | 24 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| West Highlands | 104 | 6 | 18 | 62 | 13 | 5 |
| Simbu | 51 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 2 | 0 |
| East Highlands | 140 | 31 | 18 | 47 | 38 | 6 |
| Morobe | 274 | 59 | 31 | 127 | 42 | 15 |
| Madang | 107 | 19 | 6 | 60 | 20 | 2 |
| East Sepik | 111 | 34 | 3 | 70 | 4 | 0 |
| West Sepik | 30 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 0 |
| Manus | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| New Ireland | 42 | 9 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 0 |
| East New Britain | 98 | 25 | 15 | 39 | 19 | 0 |
| West New Britain | 48 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 4 |
| Bougainville | 249 | 42 | 92 | 53 | 61 | 1 |
| Elsewhere | 138 | 23 | 9 | 81 | 17 | 8 |
| Male | ||||||
| Total | 71,591 | 15,712 | 14,388 | 15,353 | 15,008 | 11,130 |
| Western | 59 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 0 |
| Gulf | 71 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 6 |
| Central | 69,248 | 15,202 | 13,832 | 14,428 | 14,736 | 11,050 |
| NCD | 1,075 | 245 | 408 | 314 | 96 | 12 |
| Milnebay | 113 | 76 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| Oro | 116 | 16 | 10 | 44 | 14 | 32 |
| South Highlands | 49 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 11 | 2 |
| Enga | 17 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| West Highlands | 70 | 2 | 14 | 40 | 11 | 3 |
| Simbu | 32 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| East Highlands | 79 | 14 | 10 | 28 | 23 | 4 |
| Morobe | 150 | 26 | 16 | 77 | 21 | 10 |
| Madang | 58 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 10 | 0 |
| East Sepik | 74 | 19 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 0 |
| West Sepik | 18 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| Manus | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| New Ireland | 31 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| East New Britain | 63 | 18 | 10 | 30 | 5 | 0 |
| West New Britain | 32 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 2 |
| Bougainville | 129 | 22 | 47 | 29 | 30 | 1 |
| Elsewhere | 101 | 17 | 3 | 65 | 8 | 8 |
| Female | ||||||
| Total | 65,614 | 14,621 | 14,130 | 12,790 | 13,704 | 10,369 |
| Western | 59 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| Gulf | 56 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 2 |
| Central | 63,859 | 14,230 | 13,642 | 12,261 | 13,417 | 10,309 |
| NCD | 898 | 204 | 355 | 213 | 119 | 7 |
| Milnebay | 56 | 29 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
| Oro | 87 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 9 | 33 |
| South Highlands | 31 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| Enga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| West Highlands | 34 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 2 |
| Simbu | 19 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| East Highlands | 61 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 2 |
| Morobe | 124 | 33 | 15 | 50 | 21 | 5 |
| Madang | 49 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 2 |
| East Sepik | 37 | 15 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| West Sepik | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Manus | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| New Ireland | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| East New Britain | 35 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
| West New Britain | 16 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| Bougainville | 120 | 20 | 45 | 24 | 31 | 0 |
| Elsewhere | 37 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 0 |
| <Type end note here> | ||||||