Census: In the job that you worked the most hours in, what was your occupation?

Occupation of employment

Homedale West

2018 2013
Occupation Number % Lower Hutt City % Number % Lower Hutt City % 2013 - 2018
Managers 171 12.7 15.6 120 12.2 16.3 +51
Professionals 225 16.7 26.9 162 16.4 25.5 +63
Technicians and trades workers 183 13.6 11.9 156 15.8 11.9 +27
Community and personal service workers 138 10.2 9.0 93 9.4 8.5 +45
Clerical and administrative workers 210 15.6 13.5 153 15.5 15.1 +57
Sales workers 150 11.1 9.3 105 10.6 9.5 +45
Machinery operators and drivers 120 8.9 5.3 78 7.9 5.3 +42
Labourers 153 11.4 8.4 120 12.2 7.9 +33
Residual categories operational codes only - - - 60 6.1 5.9 -60
Total 1,347 100.0 100.0 987 100.0 100.0 +360

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018.
Stats NZ data quality rating: Moderate

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 Stated / included" category in 2018, and users should use caution when comparing to earlier Census years.