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

Industry sector of employment

Lower Hutt City

2018 2013
Industry sector Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Agriculture forestry and fishing 183 0.3 1.7 126 0.3 1.9 +57
Mining 51 0.1 0.1 36 0.1 0.1 +15
Manufacturing 3,999 7.3 5.3 3,498 7.7 5.2 +501
Electricity gas water and waste services 567 1.0 0.9 462 1.0 0.8 +105
Construction 5,172 9.4 7.8 3,765 8.3 6.7 +1,407
Wholesale trade 2,298 4.2 3.2 2,091 4.6 3.5 +207
Retail trade 4,770 8.7 8.2 4,245 9.4 8.9 +525
Accommodation and food services 3,162 5.8 6.6 2,190 4.8 5.8 +972
Transport postal and warehousing 2,382 4.3 3.5 2,235 4.9 3.7 +147
Information media and telecommunications 1,035 1.9 2.7 996 2.2 3.0 +39
Financial and insurance services 2,298 4.2 4.1 2,385 5.3 5.4 -87
Rental hiring and real estate services 861 1.6 1.6 888 2.0 2.0 -27
Professional scientific and technical services 6,489 11.8 13.4 4,947 11.0 12.6 +1,542
Administrative and support services 2,685 4.9 4.4 1,788 4.0 3.6 +897
Public administration and safety 6,138 11.2 12.9 4,656 10.3 11.9 +1,482
Education and training 4,410 8.0 8.3 3,786 8.4 8.9 +624
Health care and social assistance 5,211 9.5 9.4 4,239 9.4 9.6 +972
Arts and recreation services 999 1.8 2.2 918 2.0 2.4 +81
Other services 2,199 4.0 3.8 1,926 4.3 4.1 +273
Not elsewhere included - - - 1,650 3.7 3.2 -1,650
Total 54,900 100.0 100.0 45,174 100.0 100.0 +9,726

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.