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

Occupation of employment

Waikanae West

2018 2013
Occupation Number % Kāpiti Coast District % Number % Kāpiti Coast District % 2013 - 2018
Managers 255 16.0 18.1 201 17.8 19.2 +54
Professionals 432 27.1 26.4 267 23.6 24.8 +165
Technicians and trades workers 189 11.9 12.4 135 11.9 12.3 +54
Community and personal service workers 180 11.3 10.5 126 11.1 10.3 +54
Clerical and administrative workers 177 11.1 10.9 168 14.9 12.3 +9
Sales workers 153 9.6 9.9 123 10.9 10.0 +30
Machinery operators and drivers 75 4.7 4.0 36 3.2 3.2 +39
Labourers 126 7.9 7.7 75 6.6 7.9 +51
Residual categories operational codes only - - - 69 6.1 4.9 -69
Total 1,593 100.0 100.0 1,131 100.0 100.0 +462

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.