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

Industry sector of employment

Avalon West

2018 2013
Industry sector Number % Lower Hutt City % Number % Lower Hutt City % 2013 - 2018
Agriculture forestry and fishing 6 0.5 0.3 - - 0.3 +6
Mining - - 0.1 3 0.3 0.1 -3
Manufacturing 96 8.0 7.3 81 8.1 7.7 +15
Electricity gas water and waste services 9 0.8 1.0 9 0.9 1.0 -
Construction 93 7.8 9.4 84 8.4 8.3 +9
Wholesale trade 51 4.3 4.2 48 4.8 4.6 +3
Retail trade 120 10.0 8.7 105 10.4 9.4 +15
Accommodation and food services 84 7.0 5.8 75 7.5 4.8 +9
Transport postal and warehousing 42 3.5 4.3 42 4.2 4.9 -
Information media and telecommunications 27 2.3 1.9 21 2.1 2.2 +6
Financial and insurance services 54 4.5 4.2 63 6.3 5.3 -9
Rental hiring and real estate services 18 1.5 1.6 15 1.5 2.0 +3
Professional scientific and technical services 144 12.0 11.8 111 11.0 11.0 +33
Administrative and support services 45 3.8 4.9 36 3.6 4.0 +9
Public administration and safety 114 9.5 11.2 75 7.5 10.3 +39
Education and training 90 7.5 8.0 81 8.1 8.4 +9
Health care and social assistance 135 11.3 9.5 96 9.6 9.4 +39
Arts and recreation services 27 2.3 1.8 27 2.7 2.0 -
Other services 36 3.0 4.0 27 2.7 4.3 +9
Not elsewhere included - - - 42 4.2 3.7 -42
Total 1,197 100.0 100.0 1,005 100.0 100.0 +192

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.