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

Industry sector of employment

Western Ward (Lower Hutt City)

2018 2013
Industry sector Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Agriculture forestry and fishing 18 0.2 1.7 18 0.2 1.9 -
Mining 12 0.1 0.1 9 0.1 0.1 +3
Manufacturing 561 5.8 5.3 522 6.1 5.2 +39
Electricity gas water and waste services 87 0.9 0.9 72 0.8 0.8 +15
Construction 852 8.8 7.8 702 8.2 6.7 +150
Wholesale trade 405 4.2 3.2 438 5.1 3.5 -33
Retail trade 726 7.5 8.2 735 8.6 8.9 -9
Accommodation and food services 483 5.0 6.6 366 4.3 5.8 +117
Transport postal and warehousing 348 3.6 3.5 348 4.1 3.7 -
Information media and telecommunications 201 2.1 2.7 222 2.6 3.0 -21
Financial and insurance services 498 5.1 4.1 519 6.1 5.4 -21
Rental hiring and real estate services 150 1.6 1.6 174 2.0 2.0 -24
Professional scientific and technical services 1,437 14.9 13.4 1,140 13.4 12.6 +297
Administrative and support services 348 3.6 4.4 276 3.2 3.6 +72
Public administration and safety 1,248 12.9 12.9 999 11.7 11.9 +249
Education and training 933 9.6 8.3 777 9.1 8.9 +156
Health care and social assistance 807 8.3 9.4 687 8.0 9.6 +120
Arts and recreation services 168 1.7 2.2 180 2.1 2.4 -12
Other services 387 4.0 3.8 351 4.1 4.1 +36
Not elsewhere included - - - 201 2.4 3.2 -201
Total 9,675 100.0 100.0 8,535 100.0 100.0 +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.