| Table 9. Religion by Southern Highlands Districts, PNG: 1990 | ||||||
| Total | Ialibu/Pangia | Imbonggu | Kagua/Erave | Mendi/Munihu | Nipa/Kutubu | |
| Total | ||||||
| Total | 317,437 | 40,119 | 54,353 | 168,360 | 24,482 | 30,123 |
| Church | 311,060 | 39,455 | 52,074 | 165,418 | 24,320 | 29,793 |
| No church | 6,377 | 664 | 2,279 | 2,942 | 162 | 330 |
| Male | ||||||
| Total | 162,896 | 20,016 | 28,871 | 84,998 | 12,391 | 16,620 |
| Church | 159,144 | 19,634 | 27,463 | 83,326 | 12,306 | 16,415 |
| No church | 3,752 | 382 | 1,408 | 1,672 | 85 | 205 |
| Female | ||||||
| Total | 154,541 | 20,103 | 25,482 | 83,362 | 12,091 | 13,503 |
| Church | 151,916 | 19,821 | 24,611 | 82,092 | 12,014 | 13,378 |
| No church | 2,625 | 282 | 871 | 1,270 | 77 | 125 |
| RELIGION | ||||||
| Total | 317,437 | 40,119 | 54,353 | 168,360 | 24,482 | 30,123 |
| Anglican | 163 | 17 | 27 | 90 | 2 | 27 |
| Baptist | 72,266 | 15,929 | 17,816 | 27,569 | 3,797 | 7,155 |
| Alliance Evangelical | 18,387 | 2,134 | 1,526 | 10,735 | 2,366 | 1,626 |
| Lutheran Evangelical | 36,070 | 2,596 | 1,309 | 17,385 | 7,772 | 7,008 |
| Roman Catholic | 74,771 | 7,442 | 9,271 | 43,654 | 4,503 | 9,901 |
| SDA Church | 18,288 | 2,200 | 7,721 | 5,740 | 763 | 1,864 |
| United Church | 49,150 | 24 | 10,200 | 38,813 | 28 | 85 |
| Other Church | 39,675 | 8,787 | 3,894 | 20,048 | 4,924 | 2,022 |
| NoReligion | 6,432 | 665 | 2,282 | 2,976 | 162 | 347 |
| Not reported | 2,235 | 325 | 307 | 1,350 | 165 | 88 |
| Male | ||||||
| Total | 162,896 | 20,016 | 28,871 | 84,998 | 12,391 | 16,620 |
| Anglican | 105 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 2 | 18 |
| Baptist | 36,539 | 7,811 | 9,496 | 13,817 | 1,901 | 3,514 |
| Alliance Evangelical | 9,144 | 1,063 | 793 | 5,254 | 1,169 | 865 |
| Lutheran Evangelical | 19,390 | 1,387 | 1,063 | 8,861 | 3,987 | 4,092 |
| Roman Catholic | 38,692 | 3,836 | 4,889 | 22,168 | 2,304 | 5,495 |
| SDA Church | 9,282 | 1,076 | 3,833 | 2,932 | 405 | 1,036 |
| United Church | 24,651 | 16 | 5,140 | 19,428 | 14 | 53 |
| Other Church | 20,151 | 4,276 | 2,070 | 10,100 | 2,426 | 1,279 |
| NoReligion | 3,791 | 383 | 1,411 | 1,695 | 85 | 217 |
| Not reported | 1,151 | 158 | 158 | 686 | 98 | 51 |
| Female | ||||||
| Total | 154,541 | 20,103 | 25,482 | 83,362 | 12,091 | 13,503 |
| Anglican | 58 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 9 |
| Baptist | 35,727 | 8,118 | 8,320 | 13,752 | 1,896 | 3,641 |
| Alliance Evangelical | 9,243 | 1,071 | 733 | 5,481 | 1,197 | 761 |
| Lutheran Evangelical | 16,680 | 1,209 | 246 | 8,524 | 3,785 | 2,916 |
| Roman Catholic | 36,079 | 3,606 | 4,382 | 21,486 | 2,199 | 4,406 |
| SDA Church | 9,006 | 1,124 | 3,888 | 2,808 | 358 | 828 |
| United Church | 24,499 | 8 | 5,060 | 19,385 | 14 | 32 |
| Other Church | 19,524 | 4,511 | 1,824 | 9,948 | 2,498 | 743 |
| NoReligion | 2,641 | 282 | 871 | 1,281 | 77 | 130 |
| Not reported | 1,084 | 167 | 149 | 664 | 67 | 37 |
| Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census | ||||||