| Table 10. Language Use by District, West New Britain: 2000 | |||
| Total | Kandrian/Gloucester | Talasea | |
| ENGLISH | |||
| Total | 123,198 | 35,459 | 87,739 |
| English | 62,397 | 14,066 | 48,331 |
| No English | 60,801 | 21,393 | 39,408 |
| Males | 66,880 | 18,223 | 48,657 |
| English | 36,527 | 8,247 | 28,280 |
| No English | 30,353 | 9,976 | 20,377 |
| Females | 56,318 | 17,236 | 39,082 |
| English | 25,870 | 5,819 | 20,051 |
| No English | 30,448 | 11,417 | 19,031 |
| PIDGIN | |||
| Total | 123,104 | 35,433 | 87,671 |
| Pidgin | 82,276 | 19,874 | 62,402 |
| No pidgin | 40,828 | 15,559 | 25,269 |
| Males | 66,826 | 18,208 | 48,618 |
| Pidgin | 46,998 | 11,135 | 35,863 |
| No pidgin | 19,828 | 7,073 | 12,755 |
| Females | 56,278 | 17,225 | 39,053 |
| Pidgin | 35,278 | 8,739 | 26,539 |
| No pidgin | 21,000 | 8,486 | 12,514 |
| MOTU | |||
| Total | 120,760 | 34,504 | 86,256 |
| Motu | 1,255 | 200 | 1,055 |
| No motu | 119,505 | 34,304 | 85,201 |
| Males | 65,544 | 17,731 | 47,813 |
| Motu | 799 | 126 | 673 |
| No motu | 64,745 | 17,605 | 47,140 |
| Females | 55,216 | 16,773 | 38,443 |
| Motu | 456 | 74 | 382 |
| No motu | 54,760 | 16,699 | 38,061 |
| OTHER LANGUAGE | |||
| Total | 184,508 | 55,716 | 128,792 |
| Other language | 69,094 | 18,180 | 50,914 |
| No other language | 54,007 | 17,245 | 36,762 |
| NR | 3,427 | 1,271 | 2,156 |
| NA | 57,980 | 19,020 | 38,960 |
| Males | 99,015 | 28,907 | 70,108 |
| Other language | 39,500 | 10,218 | 29,282 |
| No other language | 27,319 | 7,986 | 19,333 |
| NR | 1,767 | 645 | 1,122 |
| NA | 30,429 | 10,058 | 20,371 |
| Females | 85,493 | 26,809 | 58,684 |
| Other language | 29,594 | 7,962 | 21,632 |
| No other language | 26,688 | 9,259 | 17,429 |
| NR | 1,660 | 626 | 1,034 |
| NA | 27,551 | 8,962 | 18,589 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | |||