Census: In the 7 days that ended on Sunday 4 March, which of these did you do?

Employment status

Western Ward (Lower Hutt City)

2018 2013
Employment status Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Paid employee 8,139 84.1 84.4 7,125 82.4 82.4 +1,014
Employer 450 4.7 4.2 450 5.2 4.9 -
Self employed and without employees 1,029 10.6 10.5 990 11.4 11.6 +39
Unpaid family worker 57 0.6 0.9 87 1.0 1.1 -30
Not elsewhere included - - - 81 0.9 1.7 -81
Total 9,675 100.0 100.0 8,652 100.0 100.0 +1,023

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018.
Stats NZ data quality rating: High

Labour force status

Western Ward (Lower Hutt City)

2018 2013
Labour force status Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Employed full time 7,806 59.7 52.6 7,014 59.2 50.8 +792
Employed part time 1,869 14.3 14.2 1,719 14.5 14.1 +150
Unemployed 411 3.1 4.4 447 3.8 5.0 -36
Not in the labour force 2,994 22.9 28.8 2,673 22.6 30.0 +321
Work and labour force status unidentifiable - - - 420 3.5 4.6 -420
Total 13,080 100.0 100.0 11,850 100.0 100.0 +1,230

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018.
Stats NZ data quality rating: High

Please note that in the 2018 Census, where data are not provided, responses are sourced from administrative datasets, in line with the procedures developed by Statistics New Zealand to supplement the 2018 dataset. Due to this, there is no "Employment status unidentifiable" category in 2018, and users should use caution when comparing to earlier Census years.