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

Industry sector of employment

Homebush-Te Ore Ore

2018 2013
Industry sector Number % Masterton District % Number % Masterton District % 2013 - 2018
Agriculture forestry and fishing 138 21.7 12.6 129 23.9 13.4 +9
Mining - - 0.1 - - 0.1 -
Manufacturing 48 7.5 9.7 27 5.0 9.0 +21
Electricity gas water and waste services 6 0.9 1.2 3 0.6 0.5 +3
Construction 63 9.9 9.5 42 7.8 8.5 +21
Wholesale trade 33 5.2 3.2 18 3.3 3.5 +15
Retail trade 36 5.7 10.3 36 6.7 11.7 -
Accommodation and food services 12 1.9 5.5 21 3.9 5.9 -9
Transport postal and warehousing 21 3.3 2.7 12 2.2 2.6 +9
Information media and telecommunications 9 1.4 1.0 9 1.7 1.1 -
Financial and insurance services 15 2.4 1.7 12 2.2 1.9 +3
Rental hiring and real estate services 9 1.4 1.6 18 3.3 2.1 -9
Professional scientific and technical services 48 7.5 6.4 30 5.6 5.1 +18
Administrative and support services 15 2.4 3.8 9 1.7 3.1 +6
Public administration and safety 27 4.2 4.4 21 3.9 4.3 +6
Education and training 45 7.1 8.0 42 7.8 8.7 +3
Health care and social assistance 66 10.4 12.6 63 11.7 12.3 +3
Arts and recreation services 15 2.4 1.6 9 1.7 1.6 +6
Other services 24 3.8 4.3 30 5.6 4.6 -6
Not elsewhere included - - - 18 3.3 4.2 -18
Total 636 100.0 100.0 540 100.0 100.0 +96

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.