Census: What is the main activity of (your) business or employer?

Industry sector of employment

Western Ward (Porirua City)

2018 2013
Industry sector Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Agriculture forestry and fishing 21 0.4 1.7 21 0.5 1.9 -
Mining 3 0.1 0.1 3 0.1 0.1 -
Manufacturing 312 5.8 5.3 261 6.2 5.2 +51
Electricity gas water and waste services 48 0.9 0.9 45 1.1 0.8 +3
Construction 687 12.8 7.8 399 9.4 6.7 +288
Wholesale trade 171 3.2 3.2 153 3.6 3.5 +18
Retail trade 498 9.3 8.2 420 9.9 8.9 +78
Accommodation and food services 234 4.4 6.6 192 4.5 5.8 +42
Transport postal and warehousing 237 4.4 3.5 219 5.2 3.7 +18
Information media and telecommunications 84 1.6 2.7 81 1.9 3.0 +3
Financial and insurance services 153 2.8 4.1 186 4.4 5.4 -33
Rental hiring and real estate services 51 0.9 1.6 54 1.3 2.0 -3
Professional scientific and technical services 423 7.9 13.4 267 6.3 12.6 +156
Administrative and support services 360 6.7 4.4 198 4.7 3.6 +162
Public administration and safety 597 11.1 12.9 456 10.8 11.9 +141
Education and training 543 10.1 8.3 468 11.0 8.9 +75
Health care and social assistance 657 12.2 9.4 543 12.8 9.6 +114
Arts and recreation services 90 1.7 2.2 99 2.3 2.4 -9
Other services 204 3.8 3.8 180 4.2 4.1 +24
Not elsewhere included - - - 213 5.0 3.2 -213
Total 5,376 100.0 100.0 4,236 100.0 100.0 +1,140

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 "Not elsewhere included" category in 2018, and users should use caution when comparing to earlier Census years.