Industry sector of employment
Wellington City
| 2018 | 2013 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry sector | Number | % | Wellington Region % | Number | % | Wellington Region % | 2013 - 2018 | ||
| Agriculture forestry and fishing | 507 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 330 | 0.3 | 1.9 | +177 | ||
| Mining | 147 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 117 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +30 | ||
| Manufacturing | 3,771 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 2,973 | 2.9 | 5.2 | +798 | ||
| Electricity gas water and waste services | 1,014 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 813 | 0.8 | 0.8 | +201 | ||
| Construction | 5,691 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 4,254 | 4.1 | 6.7 | +1,437 | ||
| Wholesale trade | 3,204 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2,892 | 2.8 | 3.5 | +312 | ||
| Retail trade | 8,685 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 8,037 | 7.8 | 8.9 | +648 | ||
| Accommodation and food services | 9,567 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 6,987 | 6.8 | 5.8 | +2,580 | ||
| Transport postal and warehousing | 3,708 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3,195 | 3.1 | 3.7 | +513 | ||
| Information media and telecommunications | 4,719 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 4,311 | 4.2 | 3.0 | +408 | ||
| Financial and insurance services | 5,967 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 6,777 | 6.6 | 5.4 | -810 | ||
| Rental hiring and real estate services | 1,800 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2,076 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -276 | ||
| Professional scientific and technical services | 20,643 | 17.0 | 13.4 | 17,136 | 16.7 | 12.6 | +3,507 | ||
| Administrative and support services | 5,079 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3,558 | 3.5 | 3.6 | +1,521 | ||
| Public administration and safety | 18,456 | 15.2 | 12.9 | 14,217 | 13.8 | 11.9 | +4,239 | ||
| Education and training | 10,287 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 9,090 | 8.8 | 8.9 | +1,197 | ||
| Health care and social assistance | 10,200 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 9,003 | 8.8 | 9.6 | +1,197 | ||
| Arts and recreation services | 3,444 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3,060 | 3.0 | 2.4 | +384 | ||
| Other services | 4,296 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3,888 | 3.8 | 4.1 | +408 | ||
| Not elsewhere included | - | - | - | 2,520 | 2.5 | 3.2 | -2,520 | ||
| Total | 121,194 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 102,723 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +18,471 |
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.