| Table 1. Sex and Relationship by Western Districts, PNG: 1990 | ||||
| Districts | ||||
| Total | Middle Fly | North Fly | South Fly | |
| Total | ||||
| Total | 57,300 | 23,402 | 7,892 | 26,006 |
| Head | 8,888 | 3,531 | 1,436 | 3,921 |
| Spouse | 7,046 | 2,804 | 1,082 | 3,160 |
| Child | 22,673 | 8,889 | 3,251 | 10,533 |
| Adopted child | 2,204 | 1,224 | 242 | 738 |
| Other relative | 14,377 | 6,401 | 1,669 | 6,307 |
| Non relative | 2,112 | 553 | 212 | 1,347 |
| Male | ||||
| Total | 28,921 | 11,794 | 3,976 | 13,151 |
| Head | 7,818 | 3,095 | 1,259 | 3,464 |
| Spouse | 59 | 23 | 14 | 22 |
| Child | 11,529 | 4,588 | 1,600 | 5,341 |
| Adopted child | 1,217 | 671 | 133 | 413 |
| Other relative | 7,011 | 3,098 | 822 | 3,091 |
| Non relative | 1,287 | 319 | 148 | 820 |
| Female | ||||
| Total | 28,379 | 11,608 | 3,916 | 12,855 |
| Head | 1,070 | 436 | 177 | 457 |
| Spouse | 6,987 | 2,781 | 1,068 | 3,138 |
| Child | 11,144 | 4,301 | 1,651 | 5,192 |
| Adopted child | 987 | 553 | 109 | 325 |
| Other relative | 7,366 | 3,303 | 847 | 3,216 |
| Non relative | 825 | 234 | 64 | 527 |
| Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census | ||||