| Table 11. Economic Activity by District, Bougainville: 2000 | ||||
| Total | North Bougainville | Central Bougainville | South Bougainville | |
| Total | 175,160 | 73,091 | 41,485 | 60,584 |
| Garden - money | 10,263 | 4,950 | 1,868 | 3,445 |
| Garden - use | 48,666 | 20,804 | 10,326 | 17,536 |
| Business - help | 1,287 | 663 | 350 | 274 |
| Business - no help | 1,063 | 473 | 284 | 306 |
| Business - unpaid | 4,421 | 2,475 | 975 | 971 |
| Wage job | 5,122 | 2,586 | 1,205 | 1,331 |
| None | 51,905 | 18,867 | 13,943 | 19,095 |
| NA | 52,433 | 22,273 | 12,534 | 17,626 |
| Males | 90,014 | 37,415 | 21,613 | 30,986 |
| Garden - money | 6,309 | 3,129 | 1,148 | 2,032 |
| Garden - use | 20,718 | 9,028 | 4,334 | 7,356 |
| Business - help | 1,018 | 520 | 281 | 217 |
| Business - no help | 809 | 364 | 213 | 232 |
| Business - unpaid | 2,496 | 1,341 | 572 | 583 |
| Wage job | 3,528 | 1,759 | 861 | 908 |
| None | 27,771 | 9,823 | 7,588 | 10,360 |
| NA | 27,365 | 11,451 | 6,616 | 9,298 |
| Females | 85,146 | 35,676 | 19,872 | 29,598 |
| Garden - money | 3,954 | 1,821 | 720 | 1,413 |
| Garden - use | 27,948 | 11,776 | 5,992 | 10,180 |
| Business - help | 269 | 143 | 69 | 57 |
| Business - no help | 254 | 109 | 71 | 74 |
| Business - unpaid | 1,925 | 1,134 | 403 | 388 |
| Wage job | 1,594 | 827 | 344 | 423 |
| None | 24,134 | 9,044 | 6,355 | 8,735 |
| NA | 25,068 | 10,822 | 5,918 | 8,328 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | ||||