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

Occupation of employment

Central Ward (Lower Hutt City)

2018 2013
Occupation Number % Lower Hutt City % Number % Lower Hutt City % 2013 - 2018
Managers 1,611 18.3 15.6 1,470 19.9 16.3 +141
Professionals 2,706 30.8 26.9 2,088 28.2 25.5 +618
Technicians and trades workers 849 9.7 11.9 708 9.6 11.9 +141
Community and personal service workers 741 8.4 9.0 555 7.5 8.5 +186
Clerical and administrative workers 1,224 13.9 13.5 1,155 15.6 15.1 +69
Sales workers 840 9.6 9.3 720 9.7 9.5 +120
Machinery operators and drivers 294 3.3 5.3 267 3.6 5.3 +27
Labourers 513 5.8 8.4 441 6.0 7.9 +72
Residual categories operational codes only - - - 393 5.3 5.9 -393
Total 8,781 100.0 100.0 7,404 100.0 100.0 +1,377

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.