Census: In the job that you worked the most hours in, what was your occupation?

Occupation of employment

Porirua City

2018 2013
Occupation Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Managers 4,650 16.5 16.9 3,780 17.3 17.6 +870
Professionals 7,515 26.6 31.6 5,619 25.7 30.1 +1,896
Technicians and trades workers 2,916 10.3 10.1 2,244 10.3 10.2 +672
Community and personal service workers 2,922 10.4 9.5 2,265 10.4 9.0 +657
Clerical and administrative workers 3,510 12.4 12.1 3,066 14.0 13.6 +444
Sales workers 2,406 8.5 8.6 1,929 8.8 8.9 +477
Machinery operators and drivers 1,440 5.1 3.8 1,014 4.6 3.6 +426
Labourers 2,862 10.1 7.4 1,911 8.8 7.0 +951
Residual categories operational codes only - - - 1,416 6.5 5.5 -1,416
Total 28,227 100.0 100.0 21,831 100.0 100.0 +6,396

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018.
Stats NZ data quality rating: Moderate

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 Stated / included" category in 2018, and users should use caution when comparing to earlier Census years.