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

Industry sector of employment

Wainuiomata Ward

2018 2013
Industry sector Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Agriculture forestry and fishing 51 0.5 1.7 39 0.5 1.9 +12
Mining 6 0.1 0.1 3 0.0 0.1 +3
Manufacturing 927 9.7 5.3 798 10.7 5.2 +129
Electricity gas water and waste services 114 1.2 0.9 87 1.2 0.8 +27
Construction 1,197 12.6 7.8 813 10.9 6.7 +384
Wholesale trade 468 4.9 3.2 366 4.9 3.5 +102
Retail trade 918 9.6 8.2 837 11.3 8.9 +81
Accommodation and food services 516 5.4 6.6 282 3.8 5.8 +234
Transport postal and warehousing 540 5.7 3.5 459 6.2 3.7 +81
Information media and telecommunications 135 1.4 2.7 105 1.4 3.0 +30
Financial and insurance services 264 2.8 4.1 315 4.2 5.4 -51
Rental hiring and real estate services 138 1.5 1.6 114 1.5 2.0 +24
Professional scientific and technical services 666 7.0 13.4 492 6.6 12.6 +174
Administrative and support services 555 5.8 4.4 348 4.7 3.6 +207
Public administration and safety 906 9.5 12.9 681 9.2 11.9 +225
Education and training 639 6.7 8.3 522 7.0 8.9 +117
Health care and social assistance 885 9.3 9.4 678 9.1 9.6 +207
Arts and recreation services 138 1.5 2.2 102 1.4 2.4 +36
Other services 450 4.7 3.8 393 5.3 4.1 +57
Not elsewhere included - - - 243 3.3 3.2 -243
Total 9,516 100.0 100.0 7,431 100.0 100.0 +2,085

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.