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

Industry sector of employment

Urban Ward

2018 2013
Industry sector Number % Masterton District % Number % Masterton District % 2013 - 2018
Agriculture forestry and fishing 783 8.4 12.6 564 7.5 13.4 +219
Mining 9 0.1 0.1 9 0.1 0.1 -
Manufacturing 1,017 10.9 9.7 786 10.5 9.0 +231
Electricity gas water and waste services 120 1.3 1.2 48 0.6 0.5 +72
Construction 930 10.0 9.5 666 8.9 8.5 +264
Wholesale trade 288 3.1 3.2 255 3.4 3.5 +33
Retail trade 1,080 11.6 10.3 999 13.3 11.7 +81
Accommodation and food services 576 6.2 5.5 483 6.4 5.9 +93
Transport postal and warehousing 261 2.8 2.7 216 2.9 2.6 +45
Information media and telecommunications 93 1.0 1.0 84 1.1 1.1 +9
Financial and insurance services 138 1.5 1.7 144 1.9 1.9 -6
Rental hiring and real estate services 135 1.4 1.6 129 1.7 2.1 +6
Professional scientific and technical services 576 6.2 6.4 372 5.0 5.1 +204
Administrative and support services 387 4.1 3.8 252 3.4 3.1 +135
Public administration and safety 387 4.1 4.4 321 4.3 4.3 +66
Education and training 738 7.9 8.0 696 9.3 8.7 +42
Health care and social assistance 1,260 13.5 12.6 996 13.3 12.3 +264
Arts and recreation services 129 1.4 1.6 111 1.5 1.6 +18
Other services 429 4.6 4.3 366 4.9 4.6 +63
Not elsewhere included - - - 333 4.4 4.2 -333
Total 9,342 100.0 100.0 7,494 100.0 100.0 +1,848

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.