| Table 10. Language Use by District, Bougainville: 2000 | ||||
| Total | North Bougainville | Central Bougainville | South Bougainville | |
| ENGLISH | ||||
| Total | 114,922 | 48,072 | 25,953 | 40,897 |
| English | 58,325 | 28,705 | 13,791 | 15,829 |
| No English | 56,597 | 19,367 | 12,162 | 25,068 |
| Males | 58,579 | 24,520 | 13,418 | 20,641 |
| English | 31,169 | 15,146 | 7,477 | 8,546 |
| No English | 27,410 | 9,374 | 5,941 | 12,095 |
| Females | 56,343 | 23,552 | 12,535 | 20,256 |
| English | 27,156 | 13,559 | 6,314 | 7,283 |
| No English | 29,187 | 9,993 | 6,221 | 12,973 |
| PIDGIN | ||||
| Total | 115,202 | 48,166 | 25,964 | 41,072 |
| Pidgin | 79,681 | 36,579 | 17,832 | 25,270 |
| No pidgin | 35,521 | 11,587 | 8,132 | 15,802 |
| Males | 58,706 | 24,568 | 13,421 | 20,717 |
| Pidgin | 41,847 | 19,059 | 9,555 | 13,233 |
| No pidgin | 16,859 | 5,509 | 3,866 | 7,484 |
| Females | 56,496 | 23,598 | 12,543 | 20,355 |
| Pidgin | 37,834 | 17,520 | 8,277 | 12,037 |
| No pidgin | 18,662 | 6,078 | 4,266 | 8,318 |
| MOTU | ||||
| Total | 111,804 | 46,298 | 25,425 | 40,081 |
| Motu | 721 | 401 | 111 | 209 |
| No motu | 111,083 | 45,897 | 25,314 | 39,872 |
| Males | 56,923 | 23,574 | 13,112 | 20,237 |
| Motu | 429 | 231 | 69 | 129 |
| No motu | 56,494 | 23,343 | 13,043 | 20,108 |
| Females | 54,881 | 22,724 | 12,313 | 19,844 |
| Motu | 292 | 170 | 42 | 80 |
| No motu | 54,589 | 22,554 | 12,271 | 19,764 |
| OTHER LANGUAGE | ||||
| Total | 175,160 | 73,091 | 41,485 | 60,584 |
| Other language | 81,205 | 35,110 | 17,948 | 28,147 |
| No other language | 33,993 | 13,041 | 8,000 | 12,952 |
| NR | 7,489 | 2,627 | 3,003 | 1,859 |
| NA | 52,473 | 22,313 | 12,534 | 17,626 |
| Males | 90,014 | 37,415 | 21,613 | 30,986 |
| Other language | 42,286 | 18,185 | 9,590 | 14,511 |
| No other language | 16,418 | 6,377 | 3,823 | 6,218 |
| NR | 3,929 | 1,386 | 1,584 | 959 |
| NA | 27,381 | 11,467 | 6,616 | 9,298 |
| Females | 85,146 | 35,676 | 19,872 | 29,598 |
| Other language | 38,919 | 16,925 | 8,358 | 13,636 |
| No other language | 17,575 | 6,664 | 4,177 | 6,734 |
| NR | 3,560 | 1,241 | 1,419 | 900 |
| NA | 25,092 | 10,846 | 5,918 | 8,328 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | ||||