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

Industry sector of employment

Cannons Creek North

2018 2013
Industry sector Number % Porirua City % Number % Porirua City % 2013 - 2018
Agriculture forestry and fishing 6 0.5 0.5 6 0.8 0.7 -
Mining - - 0.1 - - 0.1 -
Manufacturing 168 12.7 6.2 114 14.4 6.2 +54
Electricity gas water and waste services 18 1.4 0.8 12 1.5 0.8 +6
Construction 153 11.6 10.8 57 7.2 8.6 +96
Wholesale trade 45 3.4 3.4 27 3.4 3.6 +18
Retail trade 126 9.5 8.1 84 10.6 9.1 +42
Accommodation and food services 96 7.3 5.0 57 7.2 4.5 +39
Transport postal and warehousing 78 5.9 4.2 54 6.8 4.5 +24
Information media and telecommunications 15 1.1 1.7 9 1.1 2.1 +6
Financial and insurance services 18 1.4 4.0 24 3.0 5.3 -6
Rental hiring and real estate services 12 0.9 1.6 12 1.5 2.0 -
Professional scientific and technical services 60 4.5 10.5 21 2.7 9.7 +39
Administrative and support services 138 10.5 5.7 69 8.7 4.3 +69
Public administration and safety 93 7.0 12.5 66 8.4 11.3 +27
Education and training 66 5.0 9.1 45 5.7 10.2 +21
Health care and social assistance 174 13.2 10.4 108 13.7 11.1 +66
Arts and recreation services 12 0.9 1.6 6 0.8 1.9 +6
Other services 39 3.0 3.8 18 2.3 4.1 +21
Not elsewhere included - - - 102 12.9 4.3 -102
Total 1,320 100.0 100.0 789 100.0 100.0 +531

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.