| Table 10. Language Use by District, Morobe: 2000 | ||||||||||
| Total | Bulolo | Finschafen | Huon | Kabwun | Lae | Markham | Menyamya | Nawae | Tawae/Siassi | |
| ENGLISH | ||||||||||
| Total | 374,753 | 53,340 | 31,810 | 41,823 | 28,951 | 86,783 | 34,404 | 42,964 | 24,574 | 30,104 |
| English | 155,958 | 18,466 | 12,531 | 20,326 | 5,307 | 60,705 | 11,352 | 5,390 | 9,954 | 11,927 |
| No English | 218,795 | 34,874 | 19,279 | 21,497 | 23,644 | 26,078 | 23,052 | 37,574 | 14,620 | 18,177 |
| Males | 195,145 | 28,797 | 15,607 | 22,283 | 13,470 | 47,968 | 17,508 | 21,814 | 12,480 | 15,218 |
| English | 93,766 | 11,494 | 7,282 | 12,186 | 3,313 | 35,849 | 7,145 | 3,939 | 5,644 | 6,914 |
| No English | 101,379 | 17,303 | 8,325 | 10,097 | 10,157 | 12,119 | 10,363 | 17,875 | 6,836 | 8,304 |
| Females | 179,608 | 24,543 | 16,203 | 19,540 | 15,481 | 38,815 | 16,896 | 21,150 | 12,094 | 14,886 |
| English | 62,192 | 6,972 | 5,249 | 8,140 | 1,994 | 24,856 | 4,207 | 1,451 | 4,310 | 5,013 |
| No English | 117,416 | 17,571 | 10,954 | 11,400 | 13,487 | 13,959 | 12,689 | 19,699 | 7,784 | 9,873 |
| PIDGIN | ||||||||||
| Total | 374,872 | 53,514 | 31,795 | 41,801 | 28,955 | 86,582 | 34,563 | 42,973 | 24,587 | 30,102 |
| Pidgin | 218,820 | 26,004 | 20,277 | 28,656 | 13,668 | 70,413 | 17,078 | 8,203 | 15,657 | 18,864 |
| No pidgin | 156,052 | 27,510 | 11,518 | 13,145 | 15,287 | 16,169 | 17,485 | 34,770 | 8,930 | 11,238 |
| Males | 195,142 | 28,874 | 15,600 | 22,254 | 13,470 | 47,826 | 17,595 | 21,821 | 12,486 | 15,216 |
| Pidgin | 126,941 | 15,827 | 11,215 | 16,389 | 7,577 | 40,457 | 10,321 | 5,976 | 8,582 | 10,597 |
| No pidgin | 68,201 | 13,047 | 4,385 | 5,865 | 5,893 | 7,369 | 7,274 | 15,845 | 3,904 | 4,619 |
| Females | 179,730 | 24,640 | 16,195 | 19,547 | 15,485 | 38,756 | 16,968 | 21,152 | 12,101 | 14,886 |
| Pidgin | 91,879 | 10,177 | 9,062 | 12,267 | 6,091 | 29,956 | 6,757 | 2,227 | 7,075 | 8,267 |
| No pidgin | 87,851 | 14,463 | 7,133 | 7,280 | 9,394 | 8,800 | 10,211 | 18,925 | 5,026 | 6,619 |
| MOTU | ||||||||||
| Total | 370,988 | 52,950 | 31,591 | 41,457 | 28,851 | 85,056 | 34,119 | 42,901 | 24,221 | 29,842 |
| Motu | 6,199 | 659 | 297 | 743 | 96 | 3,539 | 331 | 81 | 226 | 227 |
| No motu | 364,789 | 52,291 | 31,294 | 40,714 | 28,755 | 81,517 | 33,788 | 42,820 | 23,995 | 29,615 |
| Males | 192,919 | 28,542 | 15,492 | 22,051 | 13,415 | 46,968 | 17,309 | 21,775 | 12,282 | 15,085 |
| Motu | 4,012 | 482 | 187 | 499 | 64 | 2,223 | 220 | 60 | 136 | 141 |
| No motu | 188,907 | 28,060 | 15,305 | 21,552 | 13,351 | 44,745 | 17,089 | 21,715 | 12,146 | 14,944 |
| Females | 178,069 | 24,408 | 16,099 | 19,406 | 15,436 | 38,088 | 16,810 | 21,126 | 11,939 | 14,757 |
| Motu | 2,187 | 177 | 110 | 244 | 32 | 1,316 | 111 | 21 | 90 | 86 |
| No motu | 175,882 | 24,231 | 15,989 | 19,162 | 15,404 | 36,772 | 16,699 | 21,105 | 11,849 | 14,671 |
| OTHER LANGUAGE | ||||||||||
| Total | 539,404 | 77,232 | 45,287 | 59,523 | 41,883 | 119,178 | 49,369 | 68,546 | 35,059 | 43,327 |
| Other language | 167,163 | 13,526 | 20,278 | 24,049 | 10,546 | 50,232 | 13,508 | 5,624 | 12,668 | 16,732 |
| No other language | 207,708 | 39,976 | 11,510 | 17,750 | 18,401 | 36,321 | 21,118 | 37,339 | 11,922 | 13,371 |
| NR | 10,548 | 1,401 | 621 | 1,247 | 984 | 2,174 | 1,067 | 1,258 | 810 | 986 |
| NA | 153,985 | 22,329 | 12,878 | 16,477 | 11,952 | 30,451 | 13,676 | 24,325 | 9,659 | 12,238 |
| Males | 280,710 | 41,148 | 22,582 | 31,595 | 20,062 | 65,136 | 25,330 | 34,906 | 17,941 | 22,010 |
| Other language | 94,837 | 8,263 | 10,571 | 13,700 | 5,783 | 29,026 | 8,097 | 3,411 | 6,736 | 9,250 |
| No other language | 100,247 | 20,601 | 5,026 | 8,548 | 7,682 | 18,785 | 9,483 | 18,404 | 5,753 | 5,965 |
| NR | 5,393 | 748 | 299 | 664 | 455 | 1,141 | 556 | 630 | 400 | 500 |
| NA | 80,233 | 11,536 | 6,686 | 8,683 | 6,142 | 16,184 | 7,194 | 12,461 | 5,052 | 6,295 |
| Females | 258,694 | 36,084 | 22,705 | 27,928 | 21,821 | 54,042 | 24,039 | 33,640 | 17,118 | 21,317 |
| Other language | 72,326 | 5,263 | 9,707 | 10,349 | 4,763 | 21,206 | 5,411 | 2,213 | 5,932 | 7,482 |
| No other language | 107,461 | 19,375 | 6,484 | 9,202 | 10,719 | 17,536 | 11,635 | 18,935 | 6,169 | 7,406 |
| NR | 5,155 | 653 | 322 | 583 | 529 | 1,033 | 511 | 628 | 410 | 486 |
| NA | 73,752 | 10,793 | 6,192 | 7,794 | 5,810 | 14,267 | 6,482 | 11,864 | 4,607 | 5,943 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | ||||||||||