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

Industry sector of employment

Masterton District

2018 2013
Industry sector Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Agriculture forestry and fishing 1,605 12.6 1.7 1,392 13.4 1.9 +213
Mining 18 0.1 0.1 15 0.1 0.1 +3
Manufacturing 1,227 9.7 5.3 936 9.0 5.2 +291
Electricity gas water and waste services 147 1.2 0.9 54 0.5 0.8 +93
Construction 1,200 9.5 7.8 888 8.5 6.7 +312
Wholesale trade 405 3.2 3.2 363 3.5 3.5 +42
Retail trade 1,308 10.3 8.2 1,215 11.7 8.9 +93
Accommodation and food services 696 5.5 6.6 609 5.9 5.8 +87
Transport postal and warehousing 339 2.7 3.5 273 2.6 3.7 +66
Information media and telecommunications 126 1.0 2.7 114 1.1 3.0 +12
Financial and insurance services 210 1.7 4.1 201 1.9 5.4 +9
Rental hiring and real estate services 198 1.6 1.6 216 2.1 2.0 -18
Professional scientific and technical services 816 6.4 13.4 534 5.1 12.6 +282
Administrative and support services 477 3.8 4.4 321 3.1 3.6 +156
Public administration and safety 558 4.4 12.9 444 4.3 11.9 +114
Education and training 1,014 8.0 8.3 903 8.7 8.9 +111
Health care and social assistance 1,593 12.6 9.4 1,275 12.3 9.6 +318
Arts and recreation services 198 1.6 2.2 162 1.6 2.4 +36
Other services 552 4.3 3.8 480 4.6 4.1 +72
Not elsewhere included - - - 435 4.2 3.2 -435
Total 12,690 100.0 100.0 10,401 100.0 100.0 +2,289

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.