Census: In the job that you worked the most hours in, what was your occupation?

Occupation of employment

Western Ward (Lower Hutt City)

2018 2013
Occupation Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Managers 1,812 18.7 16.9 1,638 19.6 17.6 +174
Professionals 3,252 33.6 31.6 2,517 30.2 30.1 +735
Technicians and trades workers 1,029 10.6 10.1 930 11.1 10.2 +99
Community and personal service workers 750 7.8 9.5 609 7.3 9.0 +141
Clerical and administrative workers 1,281 13.2 12.1 1,230 14.7 13.6 +51
Sales workers 777 8.0 8.6 768 9.2 8.9 +9
Machinery operators and drivers 291 3.0 3.8 264 3.2 3.6 +27
Labourers 483 5.0 7.4 387 4.6 7.0 +96
Residual categories operational codes only - - - 390 4.7 5.5 -390
Total 9,675 100.0 100.0 8,343 100.0 100.0 +1,332

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

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 Stated / included" category in 2018, and users should use caution when comparing to earlier Census years.