| Table 8. Province of Birth by Current Residence, Eastern Highlands Districts, PNG: 1990 | |||||||||
| Total | Daulo | Goroka | Henganofi | Kainanatu | Lufa | Obura/Wonenara | Okapa | Unggai/Benna | |
| Total | |||||||||
| Total | 300,648 | 99,665 | 37,685 | 82,014 | 30,518 | 38,933 | 11,833 | 0 | 0 |
| Western | 115 | 69 | 2 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gulf | 209 | 118 | 5 | 58 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Central | 539 | 300 | 34 | 169 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NCD | 849 | 452 | 27 | 262 | 25 | 74 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Milnebay | 317 | 199 | 8 | 98 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oro | 323 | 152 | 3 | 137 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| South Highlands | 956 | 668 | 4 | 236 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Enga | 551 | 335 | 7 | 180 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| West Highlands | 1,229 | 731 | 39 | 393 | 17 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Simbu | 6,912 | 5,215 | 66 | 1,391 | 156 | 64 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| East Highlands | 280,146 | 86,674 | 37,330 | 75,888 | 30,137 | 38,412 | 11,705 | 0 | 0 |
| Morobe | 2,263 | 1,082 | 58 | 952 | 33 | 91 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| Madang | 1,340 | 959 | 23 | 306 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| East Sepik | 856 | 546 | 9 | 266 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Sepik | 267 | 211 | 5 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Manus | 303 | 233 | 1 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Ireland | 251 | 157 | 5 | 69 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| East New Britain | 656 | 455 | 17 | 171 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| West New Britain | 206 | 113 | 10 | 71 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bougainville | 337 | 135 | 22 | 152 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Elsewhere | 2,023 | 861 | 10 | 1,080 | 27 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Australia | 382 | 203 | 1 | 163 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 123 | 99 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fiji | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solomon Islands | 37 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OtherPacific | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| China | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| India | 33 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Korea | 239 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Asia | 191 | 100 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 888 | 313 | 8 | 520 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Male | |||||||||
| Total | 158,771 | 54,236 | 19,376 | 42,905 | 16,648 | 19,695 | 5,911 | 0 | 0 |
| Western | 72 | 39 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gulf | 127 | 76 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Central | 319 | 158 | 25 | 111 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NCD | 470 | 247 | 17 | 142 | 15 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Milnebay | 175 | 105 | 5 | 60 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oro | 180 | 89 | 1 | 70 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| South Highlands | 603 | 432 | 3 | 143 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enga | 345 | 210 | 6 | 108 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| West Highlands | 669 | 395 | 21 | 223 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Simbu | 3,720 | 2,750 | 37 | 826 | 57 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| East Highlands | 147,182 | 47,028 | 19,177 | 39,277 | 16,447 | 19,414 | 5,839 | 0 | 0 |
| Morobe | 1,256 | 632 | 26 | 513 | 18 | 45 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Madang | 802 | 570 | 18 | 183 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| East Sepik | 525 | 316 | 4 | 180 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Sepik | 146 | 109 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manus | 189 | 146 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Ireland | 131 | 80 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| East New Britain | 365 | 249 | 8 | 102 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West New Britain | 122 | 60 | 6 | 46 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bougainville | 188 | 74 | 10 | 88 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elsewhere | 1,185 | 471 | 6 | 667 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Australia | 212 | 125 | 0 | 79 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 62 | 48 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solomon Islands | 29 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OtherPacific | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| China | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| India | 17 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Korea | 228 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Asia | 108 | 56 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 451 | 150 | 5 | 268 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Female | |||||||||
| Total | 141,877 | 45,429 | 18,309 | 39,109 | 13,870 | 19,238 | 5,922 | 0 | 0 |
| Western | 43 | 30 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gulf | 82 | 42 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Central | 220 | 142 | 9 | 58 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NCD | 379 | 205 | 10 | 120 | 10 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Milnebay | 142 | 94 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oro | 143 | 63 | 2 | 67 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Highlands | 353 | 236 | 1 | 93 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Enga | 206 | 125 | 1 | 72 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| West Highlands | 560 | 336 | 18 | 170 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Simbu | 3,192 | 2,465 | 29 | 565 | 99 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| East Highlands | 132,964 | 39,646 | 18,153 | 36,611 | 13,690 | 18,998 | 5,866 | 0 | 0 |
| Morobe | 1,007 | 450 | 32 | 439 | 15 | 46 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Madang | 538 | 389 | 5 | 123 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| East Sepik | 331 | 230 | 5 | 86 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Sepik | 121 | 102 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Manus | 114 | 87 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Ireland | 120 | 77 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East New Britain | 291 | 206 | 9 | 69 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| West New Britain | 84 | 53 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bougainville | 149 | 61 | 12 | 64 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elsewhere | 838 | 390 | 4 | 413 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Australia | 170 | 78 | 1 | 84 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 61 | 51 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OtherPacific | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| India | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Korea | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Asia | 83 | 44 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 437 | 163 | 3 | 252 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census | |||||||||