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

Industry sector of employment

Waikanae West

2018 2013
Industry sector Number % Kāpiti Coast District % Number % Kāpiti Coast District % 2013 - 2018
Agriculture forestry and fishing 15 0.9 1.8 12 1.1 2.1 +3
Mining - - 0.1 3 0.3 0.1 -3
Manufacturing 75 4.7 5.3 57 5.0 5.6 +18
Electricity gas water and waste services 6 0.4 0.6 9 0.8 0.8 -3
Construction 210 13.2 11.8 111 9.7 9.7 +99
Wholesale trade 48 3.0 2.8 42 3.7 3.4 +6
Retail trade 183 11.5 10.2 129 11.3 11.0 +54
Accommodation and food services 72 4.5 5.5 72 6.3 5.4 -
Transport postal and warehousing 57 3.6 3.4 51 4.5 3.5 +6
Information media and telecommunications 24 1.5 1.9 30 2.6 2.2 -6
Financial and insurance services 54 3.4 3.0 48 4.2 4.0 +6
Rental hiring and real estate services 33 2.1 2.1 36 3.2 2.2 -3
Professional scientific and technical services 189 11.9 11.2 120 10.5 9.5 +69
Administrative and support services 60 3.8 4.1 39 3.4 3.3 +21
Public administration and safety 132 8.3 9.5 78 6.8 8.7 +54
Education and training 108 6.8 8.8 84 7.4 10.1 +24
Health care and social assistance 249 15.6 11.6 162 14.2 11.9 +87
Arts and recreation services 27 1.7 1.7 15 1.3 1.9 +12
Other services 63 4.0 4.4 39 3.4 4.6 +24
Not elsewhere included - - - 60 5.3 3.9 -60
Total 1,593 100.0 100.0 1,140 100.0 100.0 +453

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.