| Table 6. Length of Residence by District, Western Highlands: 2000 | |||||
| Total | Dei | Mt Hagen | Mul/Baiyer | Tambul/Nebilyer | |
| Total | 432,975 | 143,374 | 85,026 | 93,214 | 111,361 |
| Continuous since birth | 334,321 | 103,928 | 53,428 | 84,690 | 92,275 |
| Other | 98,654 | 39,446 | 31,598 | 8,524 | 19,086 |
| Males | 221,083 | 73,313 | 43,694 | 47,954 | 56,122 |
| Continuous since birth | 177,472 | 55,284 | 28,870 | 45,470 | 47,848 |
| Other | 43,611 | 18,029 | 14,824 | 2,484 | 8,274 |
| Females | 211,892 | 70,061 | 41,332 | 45,260 | 55,239 |
| Continuous since birth | 156,849 | 48,644 | 24,558 | 39,220 | 44,427 |
| Other | 55,043 | 21,417 | 16,774 | 6,040 | 10,812 |
| Total | 86,671 | 34,644 | 27,880 | 7,384 | 16,763 |
| 0 - 4 years | 31,612 | 11,636 | 11,525 | 2,249 | 6,202 |
| 5 - 9 years | 15,871 | 6,289 | 5,535 | 1,138 | 2,909 |
| 10 - 14 years | 11,790 | 4,587 | 3,870 | 1,006 | 2,327 |
| 15 - 19 years | 7,775 | 3,583 | 2,105 | 629 | 1,458 |
| 20 - 24 years | 7,456 | 3,239 | 2,106 | 730 | 1,381 |
| 25 - 29 years | 4,323 | 2,238 | 970 | 416 | 699 |
| 30 - 34 years | 3,512 | 1,489 | 875 | 464 | 684 |
| 35 - 39 years | 1,526 | 634 | 331 | 195 | 366 |
| 40 years or more | 2,806 | 949 | 563 | 557 | 737 |
| Median | 8.7 | 9.5 | 7.2 | 11.5 | 8.7 |
| Males | 37,905 | 15,686 | 12,928 | 2,017 | 7,274 |
| 0 - 4 years | 15,695 | 5,779 | 5,917 | 937 | 3,062 |
| 5 - 9 years | 7,181 | 2,886 | 2,597 | 374 | 1,324 |
| 10 - 14 years | 5,024 | 2,026 | 1,792 | 248 | 958 |
| 15 - 19 years | 3,094 | 1,563 | 852 | 117 | 562 |
| 20 - 24 years | 2,747 | 1,291 | 844 | 104 | 508 |
| 25 - 29 years | 1,694 | 1,013 | 373 | 55 | 253 |
| 30 - 34 years | 1,208 | 583 | 299 | 68 | 258 |
| 35 - 39 years | 464 | 219 | 104 | 30 | 111 |
| 40 years or more | 798 | 326 | 150 | 84 | 238 |
| Median | 7.3 | 8.6 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 7.2 |
| Females | 48,766 | 18,958 | 14,952 | 5,367 | 9,489 |
| 0 - 4 years | 15,917 | 5,857 | 5,608 | 1,312 | 3,140 |
| 5 - 9 years | 8,690 | 3,403 | 2,938 | 764 | 1,585 |
| 10 - 14 years | 6,766 | 2,561 | 2,078 | 758 | 1,369 |
| 15 - 19 years | 4,681 | 2,020 | 1,253 | 512 | 896 |
| 20 - 24 years | 4,709 | 1,948 | 1,262 | 626 | 873 |
| 25 - 29 years | 2,629 | 1,225 | 597 | 361 | 446 |
| 30 - 34 years | 2,304 | 906 | 576 | 396 | 426 |
| 35 - 39 years | 1,062 | 415 | 227 | 165 | 255 |
| 40 years or more | 2,008 | 623 | 413 | 473 | 499 |
| Median | 9.9 | 10.4 | 8.2 | 14.0 | 10.1 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | |||||