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

Industry sector of employment

South Wairarapa District

2018 2013
Industry sector Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Agriculture forestry and fishing 975 17.2 1.7 963 21.0 1.9 +12
Mining 12 0.2 0.1 9 0.2 0.1 +3
Manufacturing 381 6.7 5.3 318 6.9 5.2 +63
Electricity gas water and waste services 39 0.7 0.9 24 0.5 0.8 +15
Construction 471 8.3 7.8 348 7.6 6.7 +123
Wholesale trade 153 2.7 3.2 147 3.2 3.5 +6
Retail trade 462 8.1 8.2 357 7.8 8.9 +105
Accommodation and food services 486 8.5 6.6 342 7.5 5.8 +144
Transport postal and warehousing 168 3.0 3.5 147 3.2 3.7 +21
Information media and telecommunications 90 1.6 2.7 75 1.6 3.0 +15
Financial and insurance services 114 2.0 4.1 141 3.1 5.4 -27
Rental hiring and real estate services 87 1.5 1.6 84 1.8 2.0 +3
Professional scientific and technical services 552 9.7 13.4 333 7.3 12.6 +219
Administrative and support services 165 2.9 4.4 96 2.1 3.6 +69
Public administration and safety 519 9.1 12.9 312 6.8 11.9 +207
Education and training 345 6.1 8.3 300 6.5 8.9 +45
Health care and social assistance 393 6.9 9.4 351 7.7 9.6 +42
Arts and recreation services 75 1.3 2.2 87 1.9 2.4 -12
Other services 195 3.4 3.8 150 3.3 4.1 +45
Not elsewhere included - - - 201 4.4 3.2 -201
Total 5,685 100.0 100.0 4,584 100.0 100.0 +1,101

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.