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

Industry sector of employment

Elsdon-Takapuwahia

2018 2013
Industry sector Number % Porirua City % Number % Porirua City % 2013 - 2018
Agriculture forestry and fishing 3 0.3 0.5 6 0.7 0.7 -3
Mining - - 0.1 - - 0.1 -
Manufacturing 78 7.1 6.2 60 7.4 6.2 +18
Electricity gas water and waste services 6 0.5 0.8 9 1.1 0.8 -3
Construction 123 11.3 10.8 48 5.9 8.6 +75
Wholesale trade 36 3.3 3.4 21 2.6 3.6 +15
Retail trade 99 9.1 8.1 75 9.2 9.1 +24
Accommodation and food services 75 6.9 5.0 51 6.3 4.5 +24
Transport postal and warehousing 54 4.9 4.2 57 7.0 4.5 -3
Information media and telecommunications 21 1.9 1.7 9 1.1 2.1 +12
Financial and insurance services 24 2.2 4.0 39 4.8 5.3 -15
Rental hiring and real estate services 6 0.5 1.6 9 1.1 2.0 -3
Professional scientific and technical services 51 4.7 10.5 36 4.4 9.7 +15
Administrative and support services 105 9.6 5.7 54 6.6 4.3 +51
Public administration and safety 102 9.3 12.5 81 10.0 11.3 +21
Education and training 96 8.8 9.1 75 9.2 10.2 +21
Health care and social assistance 153 14.0 10.4 132 16.2 11.1 +21
Arts and recreation services 12 1.1 1.6 21 2.6 1.9 -9
Other services 42 3.8 3.8 30 3.7 4.1 +12
Not elsewhere included - - - 45 5.5 4.3 -45
Total 1,092 100.0 100.0 813 100.0 100.0 +279

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.