| Table 11. Economic Activity by District, Western Highlands: 2000 | |||||
| Total | Dei | Mt Hagen | Mul/Baiyer | Tambul/Nebilyer | |
| Total | 440,025 | 146,337 | 86,951 | 94,071 | 112,666 |
| Garden - money | 33,875 | 15,165 | 5,046 | 6,256 | 7,408 |
| Garden - use | 134,944 | 39,092 | 19,391 | 37,554 | 38,907 |
| Business - help | 7,058 | 3,692 | 1,719 | 521 | 1,126 |
| Business - no help | 5,056 | 2,153 | 1,108 | 826 | 969 |
| Business - unpaid | 20,143 | 11,264 | 1,615 | 4,282 | 2,982 |
| Wage job | 23,373 | 8,293 | 8,577 | 1,598 | 4,905 |
| None | 102,376 | 30,476 | 26,751 | 19,162 | 25,987 |
| NA | 113,200 | 36,202 | 22,744 | 23,872 | 30,382 |
| Males | 224,697 | 74,785 | 44,733 | 48,407 | 56,772 |
| Garden - money | 17,624 | 7,672 | 2,383 | 3,582 | 3,987 |
| Garden - use | 58,144 | 16,632 | 7,997 | 17,187 | 16,328 |
| Business - help | 4,879 | 2,434 | 1,162 | 443 | 840 |
| Business - no help | 2,919 | 1,180 | 527 | 559 | 653 |
| Business - unpaid | 10,614 | 5,883 | 705 | 2,361 | 1,665 |
| Wage job | 17,168 | 5,777 | 6,558 | 1,291 | 3,542 |
| None | 54,465 | 16,330 | 13,485 | 10,529 | 14,121 |
| NA | 58,884 | 18,877 | 11,916 | 12,455 | 15,636 |
| Females | 215,328 | 71,552 | 42,218 | 45,664 | 55,894 |
| Garden - money | 16,251 | 7,493 | 2,663 | 2,674 | 3,421 |
| Garden - use | 76,800 | 22,460 | 11,394 | 20,367 | 22,579 |
| Business - help | 2,179 | 1,258 | 557 | 78 | 286 |
| Business - no help | 2,137 | 973 | 581 | 267 | 316 |
| Business - unpaid | 9,529 | 5,381 | 910 | 1,921 | 1,317 |
| Wage job | 6,205 | 2,516 | 2,019 | 307 | 1,363 |
| None | 47,911 | 14,146 | 13,266 | 8,633 | 11,866 |
| NA | 54,316 | 17,325 | 10,828 | 11,417 | 14,746 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | |||||