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

Industry sector of employment

Petone East

2018 2013
Industry sector Number % Lower Hutt City % Number % Lower Hutt City % 2013 - 2018
Agriculture forestry and fishing 9 0.4 0.3 3 0.2 0.3 +6
Mining 3 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 +3
Manufacturing 126 6.0 7.3 93 5.5 7.7 +33
Electricity gas water and waste services 18 0.9 1.0 21 1.2 1.0 -3
Construction 162 7.7 9.4 114 6.8 8.3 +48
Wholesale trade 75 3.6 4.2 72 4.3 4.6 +3
Retail trade 168 8.0 8.7 168 10.0 9.4 -
Accommodation and food services 180 8.5 5.8 117 7.0 4.8 +63
Transport postal and warehousing 69 3.3 4.3 69 4.1 4.9 -
Information media and telecommunications 45 2.1 1.9 48 2.9 2.2 -3
Financial and insurance services 108 5.1 4.2 90 5.3 5.3 +18
Rental hiring and real estate services 33 1.6 1.6 30 1.8 2.0 +3
Professional scientific and technical services 312 14.8 11.8 213 12.7 11.0 +99
Administrative and support services 87 4.1 4.9 60 3.6 4.0 +27
Public administration and safety 246 11.7 11.2 165 9.8 10.3 +81
Education and training 186 8.8 8.0 168 10.0 8.4 +18
Health care and social assistance 147 7.0 9.5 162 9.6 9.4 -15
Arts and recreation services 54 2.6 1.8 42 2.5 2.0 +12
Other services 81 3.8 4.0 57 3.4 4.3 +24
Not elsewhere included - - - 51 3.0 3.7 -51
Total 2,106 100.0 100.0 1,683 100.0 100.0 +423

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.