| Table 6. Current residence by Central District, PNG: 1990 | ||||||
| Total | Abau | Goilala | Kairuku - Hiri | Rigo | District not stated | |
| Total | ||||||
| Total | 141,195 | 31,163 | 29,433 | 28,906 | 29,608 | 22,085 |
| Western | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Gulf | 53 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 5 | 6 |
| Central | 140,150 | 30,926 | 29,044 | 28,657 | 29,540 | 21,983 |
| NCD | 653 | 151 | 325 | 131 | 38 | 8 |
| Milnebay | 37 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Oro | 98 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 62 |
| South Highlands | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Enga | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| West Highlands | 26 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| Simbu | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| East Highlands | 17 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Morobe | 33 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 |
| Madang | 23 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
| East Sepik | 27 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| West Sepik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manus | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| New Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| East New Britain | 18 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| West New Britain | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bougainville | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Elsewhere | 15 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Male | ||||||
| Total | 73,695 | 16,163 | 14,885 | 15,734 | 15,469 | 11,444 |
| Western | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Gulf | 35 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 4 |
| Central | 73,133 | 16,029 | 14,686 | 15,589 | 15,445 | 11,384 |
| NCD | 344 | 82 | 166 | 77 | 11 | 8 |
| Milnebay | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oro | 52 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 33 |
| South Highlands | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Enga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| West Highlands | 15 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| Simbu | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| East Highlands | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Morobe | 20 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Madang | 11 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| East Sepik | 16 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| West Sepik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| New Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East New Britain | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| West New Britain | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bougainville | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elsewhere | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Female | ||||||
| Total | 67,500 | 15,000 | 14,548 | 13,172 | 14,139 | 10,641 |
| Western | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Gulf | 18 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| Central | 67,017 | 14,897 | 14,358 | 13,068 | 14,095 | 10,599 |
| NCD | 309 | 69 | 159 | 54 | 27 | 0 |
| Milnebay | 21 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Oro | 46 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 |
| South Highlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Enga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| West Highlands | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Simbu | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| East Highlands | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Morobe | 13 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Madang | 12 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| East Sepik | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| West Sepik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manus | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| New Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| East New Britain | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| West New Britain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bougainville | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elsewhere | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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