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

Industry sector of employment

Cannons Creek East

2018 2013
Industry sector Number % Porirua City % Number % Porirua City % 2013 - 2018
Agriculture forestry and fishing 9 0.6 0.5 6 0.6 0.7 +3
Mining 3 0.2 0.1 - - 0.1 +3
Manufacturing 165 11.3 6.2 117 11.9 6.2 +48
Electricity gas water and waste services 9 0.6 0.8 6 0.6 0.8 +3
Construction 171 11.7 10.8 75 7.6 8.6 +96
Wholesale trade 36 2.5 3.4 18 1.8 3.6 +18
Retail trade 156 10.7 8.1 108 11.0 9.1 +48
Accommodation and food services 96 6.6 5.0 60 6.1 4.5 +36
Transport postal and warehousing 81 5.5 4.2 57 5.8 4.5 +24
Information media and telecommunications 27 1.8 1.7 15 1.5 2.1 +12
Financial and insurance services 24 1.6 4.0 33 3.4 5.3 -9
Rental hiring and real estate services 15 1.0 1.6 12 1.2 2.0 +3
Professional scientific and technical services 63 4.3 10.5 30 3.1 9.7 +33
Administrative and support services 138 9.4 5.7 87 8.9 4.3 +51
Public administration and safety 129 8.8 12.5 96 9.8 11.3 +33
Education and training 123 8.4 9.1 72 7.3 10.2 +51
Health care and social assistance 177 12.1 10.4 150 15.3 11.1 +27
Arts and recreation services 12 0.8 1.6 12 1.2 1.9 -
Other services 36 2.5 3.8 24 2.4 4.1 +12
Not elsewhere included - - - 108 11.0 4.3 -108
Total 1,461 100.0 100.0 981 100.0 100.0 +480

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.