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

Occupation of employment

Plimmerton

2018 2013
Occupation Number % Porirua City % Number % Porirua City % 2013 - 2018
Managers 291 23.8 16.5 243 21.7 17.3 +48
Professionals 441 36.0 26.6 381 34.0 25.7 +60
Technicians and trades workers 114 9.3 10.3 102 9.1 10.3 +12
Community and personal service workers 93 7.6 10.4 90 8.0 10.4 +3
Clerical and administrative workers 120 9.8 12.4 147 13.1 14.0 -27
Sales workers 84 6.9 8.5 84 7.5 8.8 -
Machinery operators and drivers 33 2.7 5.1 21 1.9 4.6 +12
Labourers 51 4.2 10.1 51 4.6 8.8 -
Residual categories operational codes only - - - 45 4.0 6.5 -45
Total 1,224 100.0 100.0 1,119 100.0 100.0 +105

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.