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

Industry sector of employment

Kelson

2018 2013
Industry sector Number % Lower Hutt City % Number % Lower Hutt City % 2013 - 2018
Agriculture forestry and fishing 3 0.2 0.3 3 0.2 0.3 -
Mining - - 0.1 - - 0.1 -
Manufacturing 102 6.0 7.3 96 6.2 7.7 +6
Electricity gas water and waste services 12 0.7 1.0 12 0.8 1.0 -
Construction 159 9.3 9.4 129 8.3 8.3 +30
Wholesale trade 63 3.7 4.2 87 5.6 4.6 -24
Retail trade 159 9.3 8.7 165 10.7 9.4 -6
Accommodation and food services 48 2.8 5.8 60 3.9 4.8 -12
Transport postal and warehousing 75 4.4 4.3 66 4.3 4.9 +9
Information media and telecommunications 39 2.3 1.9 33 2.1 2.2 +6
Financial and insurance services 90 5.3 4.2 87 5.6 5.3 +3
Rental hiring and real estate services 33 1.9 1.6 36 2.3 2.0 -3
Professional scientific and technical services 249 14.6 11.8 189 12.2 11.0 +60
Administrative and support services 54 3.2 4.9 45 2.9 4.0 +9
Public administration and safety 240 14.0 11.2 174 11.2 10.3 +66
Education and training 135 7.9 8.0 132 8.5 8.4 +3
Health care and social assistance 150 8.8 9.5 135 8.7 9.4 +15
Arts and recreation services 24 1.4 1.8 30 1.9 2.0 -6
Other services 72 4.2 4.0 63 4.1 4.3 +9
Not elsewhere included - - - 24 1.6 3.7 -24
Total 1,710 100.0 100.0 1,548 100.0 100.0 +162

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.