| Table 6. Length of Residence by District, Western: 2000 | ||||
| Total | Middle Fly | North Fly | South Fly | |
| Total | 148,484 | 54,718 | 49,920 | 43,846 |
| Continuous since birth | 115,871 | 43,475 | 35,248 | 37,148 |
| Other | 32,613 | 11,243 | 14,672 | 6,698 |
| Males | 76,707 | 27,850 | 26,437 | 22,420 |
| Continuous since birth | 58,853 | 21,888 | 18,192 | 18,773 |
| Other | 17,854 | 5,962 | 8,245 | 3,647 |
| Females | 71,777 | 26,868 | 23,483 | 21,426 |
| Continuous since birth | 57,018 | 21,587 | 17,056 | 18,375 |
| Other | 14,759 | 5,281 | 6,427 | 3,051 |
| Total | 22,652 | 5,188 | 11,990 | 5,474 |
| 0 - 4 years | 8,293 | 1,864 | 4,271 | 2,158 |
| 5 - 9 years | 4,807 | 1,066 | 2,463 | 1,278 |
| 10 - 14 years | 3,129 | 634 | 1,791 | 704 |
| 15 - 19 years | 3,658 | 474 | 2,740 | 444 |
| 20 - 24 years | 905 | 287 | 261 | 357 |
| 25 - 29 years | 516 | 225 | 142 | 149 |
| 30 - 34 years | 471 | 197 | 107 | 167 |
| 35 - 39 years | 248 | 117 | 53 | 78 |
| 40 years or more | 625 | 324 | 162 | 139 |
| Median | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 7.3 |
| Males | 12,434 | 2,851 | 6,568 | 3,015 |
| 0 - 4 years | 4,504 | 1,019 | 2,321 | 1,164 |
| 5 - 9 years | 2,616 | 597 | 1,335 | 684 |
| 10 - 14 years | 1,720 | 351 | 982 | 387 |
| 15 - 19 years | 1,978 | 269 | 1,461 | 248 |
| 20 - 24 years | 516 | 150 | 164 | 202 |
| 25 - 29 years | 312 | 135 | 86 | 91 |
| 30 - 34 years | 271 | 104 | 71 | 96 |
| 35 - 39 years | 148 | 65 | 34 | 49 |
| 40 years or more | 369 | 161 | 114 | 94 |
| Median | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 7.5 |
| Females | 10,218 | 2,337 | 5,422 | 2,459 |
| 0 - 4 years | 3,789 | 845 | 1,950 | 994 |
| 5 - 9 years | 2,191 | 469 | 1,128 | 594 |
| 10 - 14 years | 1,409 | 283 | 809 | 317 |
| 15 - 19 years | 1,680 | 205 | 1,279 | 196 |
| 20 - 24 years | 389 | 137 | 97 | 155 |
| 25 - 29 years | 204 | 90 | 56 | 58 |
| 30 - 34 years | 200 | 93 | 36 | 71 |
| 35 - 39 years | 100 | 52 | 19 | 29 |
| 40 years or more | 256 | 163 | 48 | 45 |
| Median | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 7.0 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | ||||