| Table 11. Economic Activity by District, New Ireland: 2000 | |||
| Total | Kavieng | Namatanai | |
| Total | 118,350 | 53,421 | 64,929 |
| Garden - money | 4,184 | 1,971 | 2,213 |
| Garden - use | 27,839 | 11,598 | 16,241 |
| Business - help | 1,019 | 446 | 573 |
| Business - no help | 1,216 | 570 | 646 |
| Business - unpaid | 2,737 | 1,122 | 1,615 |
| Wage job | 8,844 | 4,448 | 4,396 |
| None | 36,171 | 17,285 | 18,886 |
| NA | 36,340 | 15,981 | 20,359 |
| Males | 62,760 | 28,171 | 34,589 |
| Garden - money | 2,363 | 1,152 | 1,211 |
| Garden - use | 13,741 | 5,797 | 7,944 |
| Business - help | 749 | 318 | 431 |
| Business - no help | 848 | 398 | 450 |
| Business - unpaid | 1,637 | 704 | 933 |
| Wage job | 6,633 | 3,251 | 3,382 |
| None | 17,884 | 8,270 | 9,614 |
| NA | 18,905 | 8,281 | 10,624 |
| Females | 55,590 | 25,250 | 30,340 |
| Garden - money | 1,821 | 819 | 1,002 |
| Garden - use | 14,098 | 5,801 | 8,297 |
| Business - help | 270 | 128 | 142 |
| Business - no help | 368 | 172 | 196 |
| Business - unpaid | 1,100 | 418 | 682 |
| Wage job | 2,211 | 1,197 | 1,014 |
| None | 18,287 | 9,015 | 9,272 |
| NA | 17,435 | 7,700 | 9,735 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | |||