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

Industry sector of employment

Aro Valley

2018 2013
Industry sector Number % Wellington City % Number % Wellington City % 2013 - 2018
Agriculture forestry and fishing 24 1.0 0.4 12 0.6 0.3 +12
Mining 3 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 +3
Manufacturing 84 3.4 3.1 66 3.1 2.9 +18
Electricity gas water and waste services 15 0.6 0.8 9 0.4 0.8 +6
Construction 66 2.7 4.7 57 2.7 4.1 +9
Wholesale trade 57 2.3 2.6 30 1.4 2.8 +27
Retail trade 213 8.6 7.2 171 8.1 7.8 +42
Accommodation and food services 327 13.2 7.9 237 11.2 6.8 +90
Transport postal and warehousing 42 1.7 3.1 42 2.0 3.1 -
Information media and telecommunications 87 3.5 3.9 114 5.4 4.2 -27
Financial and insurance services 63 2.5 4.9 102 4.8 6.6 -39
Rental hiring and real estate services 33 1.3 1.5 42 2.0 2.0 -9
Professional scientific and technical services 438 17.7 17.0 351 16.6 16.7 +87
Administrative and support services 126 5.1 4.2 81 3.8 3.5 +45
Public administration and safety 375 15.1 15.2 276 13.0 13.8 +99
Education and training 219 8.8 8.5 213 10.1 8.8 +6
Health care and social assistance 120 4.8 8.4 126 6.0 8.8 -6
Arts and recreation services 108 4.4 2.8 102 4.8 3.0 +6
Other services 72 2.9 3.5 72 3.4 3.8 -
Not elsewhere included - - - 72 3.4 2.5 -72
Total 2,478 100.0 100.0 2,115 100.0 100.0 +363

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.