| Table 9. Religion 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 |
| Church | 139,850 | 30,925 | 28,971 | 28,640 | 29,559 | 21,755 |
| No church | 1,345 | 238 | 462 | 266 | 49 | 330 |
| Male | ||||||
| Total | 73,695 | 16,163 | 14,885 | 15,734 | 15,469 | 11,444 |
| Church | 72,930 | 16,019 | 14,648 | 15,556 | 15,436 | 11,271 |
| No church | 765 | 144 | 237 | 178 | 33 | 173 |
| Female | ||||||
| Total | 67,500 | 15,000 | 14,548 | 13,172 | 14,139 | 10,641 |
| Church | 66,920 | 14,906 | 14,323 | 13,084 | 14,123 | 10,484 |
| No church | 580 | 94 | 225 | 88 | 16 | 157 |
| RELIGION | ||||||
| Total | 141,195 | 31,163 | 29,433 | 28,906 | 29,608 | 22,085 |
| Anglican | 1,207 | 471 | 77 | 591 | 59 | 9 |
| Baptist | 1,065 | 37 | 81 | 667 | 160 | 120 |
| Alliance Evangelical | 2,685 | 332 | 627 | 401 | 622 | 703 |
| Lutheran Evangelical | 1,528 | 274 | 90 | 963 | 145 | 56 |
| Roman Catholic | 52,330 | 1,413 | 2,472 | 5,027 | 23,221 | 20,197 |
| SDA Church | 15,270 | 7,631 | 2,823 | 4,616 | 170 | 30 |
| United Church | 60,284 | 20,087 | 19,651 | 15,305 | 4,917 | 324 |
| Other Church | 4,738 | 543 | 2,907 | 974 | 252 | 62 |
| NoReligion | 1,349 | 238 | 462 | 268 | 49 | 332 |
| Not reported | 739 | 137 | 243 | 94 | 13 | 252 |
| Male | ||||||
| Total | 73,695 | 16,163 | 14,885 | 15,734 | 15,469 | 11,444 |
| Anglican | 732 | 302 | 44 | 341 | 39 | 6 |
| Baptist | 654 | 19 | 47 | 414 | 112 | 62 |
| Alliance Evangelical | 1,473 | 202 | 312 | 234 | 353 | 372 |
| Lutheran Evangelical | 928 | 181 | 51 | 568 | 93 | 35 |
| Roman Catholic | 27,335 | 859 | 1,180 | 2,848 | 12,035 | 10,413 |
| SDA Church | 7,792 | 3,798 | 1,376 | 2,495 | 103 | 20 |
| United Church | 31,077 | 10,287 | 9,996 | 8,074 | 2,541 | 179 |
| Other Church | 2,554 | 309 | 1,525 | 527 | 153 | 40 |
| NoReligion | 768 | 144 | 237 | 180 | 33 | 174 |
| Not reported | 382 | 62 | 117 | 53 | 7 | 143 |
| Female | ||||||
| Total | 67,500 | 15,000 | 14,548 | 13,172 | 14,139 | 10,641 |
| Anglican | 475 | 169 | 33 | 250 | 20 | 3 |
| Baptist | 411 | 18 | 34 | 253 | 48 | 58 |
| Alliance Evangelical | 1,212 | 130 | 315 | 167 | 269 | 331 |
| Lutheran Evangelical | 600 | 93 | 39 | 395 | 52 | 21 |
| Roman Catholic | 24,995 | 554 | 1,292 | 2,179 | 11,186 | 9,784 |
| SDA Church | 7,478 | 3,833 | 1,447 | 2,121 | 67 | 10 |
| United Church | 29,207 | 9,800 | 9,655 | 7,231 | 2,376 | 145 |
| Other Church | 2,184 | 234 | 1,382 | 447 | 99 | 22 |
| NoReligion | 581 | 94 | 225 | 88 | 16 | 158 |
| Not reported | 357 | 75 | 126 | 41 | 6 | 109 |
| Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census | ||||||