Occupation of employment
Northern Ward (Porirua City)
| 2018 | 2013 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupation | Number | % | Porirua City % | Number | % | Porirua City % | 2013 - 2018 | ||
| Managers | 2,850 | 22.0 | 16.5 | 2,430 | 22.3 | 17.3 | +420 | ||
| Professionals | 4,170 | 32.2 | 26.6 | 3,324 | 30.5 | 25.7 | +846 | ||
| Technicians and trades workers | 1,257 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 1,059 | 9.7 | 10.3 | +198 | ||
| Community and personal service workers | 1,092 | 8.4 | 10.4 | 924 | 8.5 | 10.4 | +168 | ||
| Clerical and administrative workers | 1,713 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 1,542 | 14.1 | 14.0 | +171 | ||
| Sales workers | 960 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 921 | 8.4 | 8.8 | +39 | ||
| Machinery operators and drivers | 363 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 255 | 2.3 | 4.6 | +108 | ||
| Labourers | 528 | 4.1 | 10.1 | 456 | 4.2 | 8.8 | +72 | ||
| Residual categories operational codes only | - | - | - | 474 | 4.3 | 6.5 | -474 | ||
| Total | 12,933 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 10,908 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,025 |
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.