| Table 9. Religion by Milne Bay Districts, PNG: 1990 | ||||||
| Total | Alotau District | Samarai-Murua | Kiriwina-Goodenough | Esa'ala | District not stated | |
| Total | ||||||
| Total | 158,780 | 21,020 | 26,899 | 14,149 | 49,279 | 47,433 |
| Church | 157,797 | 20,654 | 26,788 | 14,020 | 49,205 | 47,130 |
| No church | 983 | 366 | 111 | 129 | 74 | 303 |
| Male | ||||||
| Total | 82,510 | 10,285 | 14,955 | 7,409 | 25,222 | 24,639 |
| Church | 81,993 | 10,115 | 14,886 | 7,345 | 25,177 | 24,470 |
| No church | 517 | 170 | 69 | 64 | 45 | 169 |
| Female | ||||||
| Total | 76,270 | 10,735 | 11,944 | 6,740 | 24,057 | 22,794 |
| Church | 75,804 | 10,539 | 11,902 | 6,675 | 24,028 | 22,660 |
| No church | 466 | 196 | 42 | 65 | 29 | 134 |
| RELIGION | ||||||
| Total | 158,780 | 21,020 | 26,899 | 14,149 | 49,279 | 47,433 |
| Anglican | 23,617 | 16,939 | 5,841 | 598 | 135 | 104 |
| Baptist | 91 | 7 | 50 | 2 | 18 | 14 |
| Alliance Evangelical | 1,296 | 258 | 481 | 129 | 19 | 409 |
| Lutheran Evangelical | 369 | 18 | 262 | 1 | 59 | 29 |
| Roman Catholic | 21,296 | 85 | 3,938 | 2,537 | 7,825 | 6,911 |
| SDA Church | 1,979 | 288 | 484 | 48 | 429 | 730 |
| United Church | 103,818 | 148 | 13,970 | 10,693 | 40,225 | 38,782 |
| Other Church | 4,619 | 2,849 | 1,456 | 10 | 274 | 30 |
| NoReligion | 1,003 | 373 | 117 | 129 | 78 | 306 |
| Not reported | 692 | 55 | 300 | 2 | 217 | 118 |
| Male | ||||||
| Total | 82,510 | 10,285 | 14,955 | 7,409 | 25,222 | 24,639 |
| Anglican | 12,077 | 8,376 | 3,236 | 330 | 78 | 57 |
| Baptist | 49 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| Alliance Evangelical | 659 | 121 | 260 | 65 | 9 | 204 |
| Lutheran Evangelical | 227 | 9 | 161 | 1 | 40 | 16 |
| Roman Catholic | 11,120 | 51 | 2,134 | 1,344 | 4,047 | 3,544 |
| SDA Church | 1,066 | 140 | 279 | 20 | 228 | 399 |
| United Church | 54,137 | 64 | 7,816 | 5,577 | 20,524 | 20,156 |
| Other Church | 2,280 | 1,314 | 814 | 6 | 131 | 15 |
| NoReligion | 529 | 174 | 73 | 64 | 47 | 171 |
| Not reported | 366 | 31 | 157 | 1 | 110 | 67 |
| Female | ||||||
| Total | 76,270 | 10,735 | 11,944 | 6,740 | 24,057 | 22,794 |
| Anglican | 11,540 | 8,563 | 2,605 | 268 | 57 | 47 |
| Baptist | 42 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| Alliance Evangelical | 637 | 137 | 221 | 64 | 10 | 205 |
| Lutheran Evangelical | 142 | 9 | 101 | 0 | 19 | 13 |
| Roman Catholic | 10,176 | 34 | 1,804 | 1,193 | 3,778 | 3,367 |
| SDA Church | 913 | 148 | 205 | 28 | 201 | 331 |
| United Church | 49,681 | 84 | 6,154 | 5,116 | 19,701 | 18,626 |
| Other Church | 2,339 | 1,535 | 642 | 4 | 143 | 15 |
| NoReligion | 474 | 199 | 44 | 65 | 31 | 135 |
| Not reported | 326 | 24 | 143 | 1 | 107 | 51 |
| Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census | ||||||