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

Industry sector of employment

Waikanae Ward

2018 2013
Industry sector Number % Kāpiti Coast District % Number % Kāpiti Coast District % 2013 - 2018
Agriculture forestry and fishing 84 1.4 1.8 93 2.0 2.1 -9
Mining 9 0.2 0.1 6 0.1 0.1 +3
Manufacturing 270 4.5 5.3 237 5.1 5.6 +33
Electricity gas water and waste services 30 0.5 0.6 30 0.6 0.8 -
Construction 753 12.7 11.8 522 11.2 9.7 +231
Wholesale trade 171 2.9 2.8 162 3.5 3.4 +9
Retail trade 591 9.9 10.2 459 9.9 11.0 +132
Accommodation and food services 294 4.9 5.5 258 5.5 5.4 +36
Transport postal and warehousing 192 3.2 3.4 156 3.4 3.5 +36
Information media and telecommunications 96 1.6 1.9 99 2.1 2.2 -3
Financial and insurance services 168 2.8 3.0 165 3.5 4.0 +3
Rental hiring and real estate services 135 2.3 2.1 114 2.5 2.2 +21
Professional scientific and technical services 729 12.3 11.2 492 10.6 9.5 +237
Administrative and support services 255 4.3 4.1 153 3.3 3.3 +102
Public administration and safety 549 9.2 9.5 381 8.2 8.7 +168
Education and training 462 7.8 8.8 423 9.1 10.1 +39
Health care and social assistance 783 13.2 11.6 630 13.5 11.9 +153
Arts and recreation services 96 1.6 1.7 78 1.7 1.9 +18
Other services 273 4.6 4.4 201 4.3 4.6 +72
Not elsewhere included - - - 186 4.0 3.9 -186
Total 5,940 100.0 100.0 4,650 100.0 100.0 +1,290

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.