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

Industry sector of employment

Waterloo West

2018 2013
Industry sector Number % Lower Hutt City % Number % Lower Hutt City % 2013 - 2018
Agriculture forestry and fishing 3 0.2 0.3 3 0.3 0.3 -
Mining 3 0.2 0.1 3 0.3 0.1 -
Manufacturing 84 7.0 7.3 69 6.7 7.7 +15
Electricity gas water and waste services 15 1.2 1.0 12 1.2 1.0 +3
Construction 66 5.5 9.4 60 5.8 8.3 +6
Wholesale trade 45 3.7 4.2 45 4.4 4.6 -
Retail trade 114 9.5 8.7 93 9.1 9.4 +21
Accommodation and food services 69 5.7 5.8 48 4.7 4.8 +21
Transport postal and warehousing 45 3.7 4.3 57 5.6 4.9 -12
Information media and telecommunications 21 1.7 1.9 30 2.9 2.2 -9
Financial and insurance services 66 5.5 4.2 75 7.3 5.3 -9
Rental hiring and real estate services 12 1.0 1.6 18 1.8 2.0 -6
Professional scientific and technical services 168 13.9 11.8 132 12.9 11.0 +36
Administrative and support services 42 3.5 4.9 42 4.1 4.0 -
Public administration and safety 171 14.2 11.2 123 12.0 10.3 +48
Education and training 93 7.7 8.0 81 7.9 8.4 +12
Health care and social assistance 117 9.7 9.5 84 8.2 9.4 +33
Arts and recreation services 24 2.0 1.8 12 1.2 2.0 +12
Other services 39 3.2 4.0 42 4.1 4.3 -3
Not elsewhere included - - - 33 3.2 3.7 -33
Total 1,206 100.0 100.0 1,026 100.0 100.0 +180

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.