| Table 1. Age and Sex by District, Central Province: 2000 | |||||
| Total | Abau | Goilala | Kairuku - Hiri | Rigo | |
| Total | 183,983 | 38,378 | 27,345 | 78,784 | 39,476 |
| Less than 5 | 27,060 | 5,460 | 3,847 | 11,723 | 6,030 |
| 5 to 9 | 27,027 | 5,654 | 4,184 | 11,392 | 5,797 |
| 10 to 14 | 23,289 | 5,051 | 3,453 | 9,892 | 4,893 |
| 15 to 19 | 19,041 | 3,945 | 2,749 | 8,354 | 3,993 |
| 20 to 24 | 16,104 | 3,232 | 2,244 | 7,091 | 3,537 |
| 25 to 29 | 14,781 | 2,958 | 2,098 | 6,522 | 3,203 |
| 30 to 34 | 12,589 | 2,615 | 1,812 | 5,401 | 2,761 |
| 35 to 39 | 11,150 | 2,218 | 1,899 | 4,798 | 2,235 |
| 40 to 44 | 8,231 | 1,758 | 1,233 | 3,563 | 1,677 |
| 45 to 49 | 6,574 | 1,383 | 1,011 | 2,844 | 1,336 |
| 50 to 54 | 5,184 | 1,153 | 734 | 2,174 | 1,123 |
| 55 to 59 | 3,998 | 811 | 667 | 1,677 | 843 |
| 60 to 64 | 3,244 | 722 | 533 | 1,244 | 745 |
| 65 to 69 | 2,267 | 503 | 351 | 896 | 517 |
| 70 to 74 | 1,644 | 401 | 238 | 602 | 403 |
| 75 and over | 1,800 | 514 | 292 | 611 | 383 |
| Median | 18.8 | 18.8 | 19.0 | 18.8 | 18.8 |
| Males | 96,062 | 19,819 | 14,187 | 41,552 | 20,504 |
| Less than 5 | 14,251 | 2,861 | 2,054 | 6,130 | 3,206 |
| 5 to 9 | 14,316 | 2,908 | 2,193 | 6,109 | 3,106 |
| 10 to 14 | 12,454 | 2,736 | 1,925 | 5,197 | 2,596 |
| 15 to 19 | 10,094 | 2,125 | 1,426 | 4,435 | 2,108 |
| 20 to 24 | 8,173 | 1,668 | 1,081 | 3,683 | 1,741 |
| 25 to 29 | 7,490 | 1,442 | 1,022 | 3,450 | 1,576 |
| 30 to 34 | 6,338 | 1,287 | 819 | 2,836 | 1,396 |
| 35 to 39 | 5,638 | 1,100 | 931 | 2,470 | 1,137 |
| 40 to 44 | 4,253 | 881 | 641 | 1,875 | 856 |
| 45 to 49 | 3,354 | 682 | 531 | 1,489 | 652 |
| 50 to 54 | 2,713 | 586 | 386 | 1,162 | 579 |
| 55 to 59 | 2,204 | 452 | 384 | 930 | 438 |
| 60 to 64 | 1,732 | 365 | 280 | 679 | 408 |
| 65 to 69 | 1,180 | 242 | 202 | 463 | 273 |
| 70 to 74 | 848 | 195 | 137 | 307 | 209 |
| 75 and over | 1,024 | 289 | 175 | 337 | 223 |
| Median | 18.5 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 18.8 | 18.2 |
| Females | 87,921 | 18,559 | 13,158 | 37,232 | 18,972 |
| Less than 5 | 12,809 | 2,599 | 1,793 | 5,593 | 2,824 |
| 5 to 9 | 12,711 | 2,746 | 1,991 | 5,283 | 2,691 |
| 10 to 14 | 10,835 | 2,315 | 1,528 | 4,695 | 2,297 |
| 15 to 19 | 8,947 | 1,820 | 1,323 | 3,919 | 1,885 |
| 20 to 24 | 7,931 | 1,564 | 1,163 | 3,408 | 1,796 |
| 25 to 29 | 7,291 | 1,516 | 1,076 | 3,072 | 1,627 |
| 30 to 34 | 6,251 | 1,328 | 993 | 2,565 | 1,365 |
| 35 to 39 | 5,512 | 1,118 | 968 | 2,328 | 1,098 |
| 40 to 44 | 3,978 | 877 | 592 | 1,688 | 821 |
| 45 to 49 | 3,220 | 701 | 480 | 1,355 | 684 |
| 50 to 54 | 2,471 | 567 | 348 | 1,012 | 544 |
| 55 to 59 | 1,794 | 359 | 283 | 747 | 405 |
| 60 to 64 | 1,512 | 357 | 253 | 565 | 337 |
| 65 to 69 | 1,087 | 261 | 149 | 433 | 244 |
| 70 to 74 | 796 | 206 | 101 | 295 | 194 |
| 75 and over | 776 | 225 | 117 | 274 | 160 |
| Median | 19.3 | 19.4 | 19.8 | 18.9 | 19.4 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | |||||