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

Occupation of employment

Porirua East

2018 2013
Occupation Number % Porirua City % Number % Porirua City % 2013 - 2018
Managers 126 12.2 16.5 72 9.9 17.3 +54
Professionals 183 17.7 26.6 129 17.7 25.7 +54
Technicians and trades workers 123 11.9 10.3 102 14.0 10.3 +21
Community and personal service workers 138 13.3 10.4 96 13.2 10.4 +42
Clerical and administrative workers 108 10.4 12.4 90 12.3 14.0 +18
Sales workers 114 11.0 8.5 75 10.3 8.8 +39
Machinery operators and drivers 66 6.4 5.1 60 8.2 4.6 +6
Labourers 180 17.4 10.1 111 15.2 8.8 +69
Residual categories operational codes only - - - 63 8.6 6.5 -63
Total 1,035 100.0 100.0 729 100.0 100.0 +306

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.