| Table 11. Economic Activity by District, Central Province: 2000 | |||||
| Total | Abau | Goilala | Kairuku - Hiri | Rigo | |
| Total | 183,983 | 38,378 | 27,345 | 78,784 | 39,476 |
| Garden - money | 8,905 | 955 | 1,028 | 4,562 | 2,360 |
| Garden - use | 61,286 | 12,436 | 13,398 | 22,711 | 12,741 |
| Business - help | 1,118 | 385 | 126 | 450 | 157 |
| Business - no help | 1,132 | 281 | 108 | 523 | 220 |
| Business - unpaid | 3,744 | 1,188 | 638 | 1,474 | 444 |
| Wage job | 7,157 | 804 | 340 | 4,660 | 1,353 |
| None | 46,564 | 11,215 | 3,676 | 21,299 | 10,374 |
| NA | 54,077 | 11,114 | 8,031 | 23,105 | 11,827 |
| Males | 96,062 | 19,819 | 14,187 | 41,552 | 20,504 |
| Garden - money | 5,181 | 635 | 535 | 2,631 | 1,380 |
| Garden - use | 29,653 | 6,124 | 6,630 | 10,869 | 6,030 |
| Business - help | 829 | 261 | 98 | 342 | 128 |
| Business - no help | 748 | 197 | 62 | 356 | 133 |
| Business - unpaid | 2,085 | 676 | 364 | 816 | 229 |
| Wage job | 5,427 | 657 | 285 | 3,452 | 1,033 |
| None | 23,580 | 5,500 | 1,966 | 10,855 | 5,259 |
| NA | 28,559 | 5,769 | 4,247 | 12,231 | 6,312 |
| Females | 87,921 | 18,559 | 13,158 | 37,232 | 18,972 |
| Garden - money | 3,724 | 320 | 493 | 1,931 | 980 |
| Garden - use | 31,633 | 6,312 | 6,768 | 11,842 | 6,711 |
| Business - help | 289 | 124 | 28 | 108 | 29 |
| Business - no help | 384 | 84 | 46 | 167 | 87 |
| Business - unpaid | 1,659 | 512 | 274 | 658 | 215 |
| Wage job | 1,730 | 147 | 55 | 1,208 | 320 |
| None | 22,984 | 5,715 | 1,710 | 10,444 | 5,115 |
| NA | 25,518 | 5,345 | 3,784 | 10,874 | 5,515 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | |||||