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

Industry sector of employment

Tawa South

2018 2013
Industry sector Number % Wellington City % Number % Wellington City % 2013 - 2018
Agriculture forestry and fishing 6 0.3 0.4 - - 0.3 +6
Mining 3 0.2 0.1 - - 0.1 +3
Manufacturing 78 4.1 3.1 51 3.0 2.9 +27
Electricity gas water and waste services 15 0.8 0.8 9 0.5 0.8 +6
Construction 117 6.1 4.7 96 5.7 4.1 +21
Wholesale trade 54 2.8 2.6 54 3.2 2.8 -
Retail trade 138 7.2 7.2 156 9.3 7.8 -18
Accommodation and food services 96 5.0 7.9 72 4.3 6.8 +24
Transport postal and warehousing 66 3.5 3.1 57 3.4 3.1 +9
Information media and telecommunications 51 2.7 3.9 54 3.2 4.2 -3
Financial and insurance services 123 6.4 4.9 150 9.0 6.6 -27
Rental hiring and real estate services 24 1.3 1.5 33 2.0 2.0 -9
Professional scientific and technical services 312 16.3 17.0 237 14.2 16.7 +75
Administrative and support services 72 3.8 4.2 48 2.9 3.5 +24
Public administration and safety 288 15.1 15.2 240 14.3 13.8 +48
Education and training 186 9.7 8.5 183 10.9 8.8 +3
Health care and social assistance 156 8.2 8.4 123 7.3 8.8 +33
Arts and recreation services 36 1.9 2.8 36 2.2 3.0 -
Other services 90 4.7 3.5 72 4.3 3.8 +18
Not elsewhere included - - - 33 2.0 2.5 -33
Total 1,911 100.0 100.0 1,674 100.0 100.0 +237

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.