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

Industry sector of employment

Thorndon

2018 2013
Industry sector Number % Wellington City % Number % Wellington City % 2013 - 2018
Agriculture forestry and fishing 12 0.4 0.4 3 0.1 0.3 +9
Mining 3 0.1 0.1 6 0.2 0.1 -3
Manufacturing 42 1.4 3.1 39 1.6 2.9 +3
Electricity gas water and waste services 24 0.8 0.8 27 1.1 0.8 -3
Construction 75 2.6 4.7 36 1.5 4.1 +39
Wholesale trade 66 2.3 2.6 66 2.7 2.8 -
Retail trade 168 5.8 7.2 135 5.6 7.8 +33
Accommodation and food services 180 6.2 7.9 135 5.6 6.8 +45
Transport postal and warehousing 63 2.2 3.1 51 2.1 3.1 +12
Information media and telecommunications 69 2.4 3.9 81 3.3 4.2 -12
Financial and insurance services 162 5.6 4.9 192 7.9 6.6 -30
Rental hiring and real estate services 24 0.8 1.5 42 1.7 2.0 -18
Professional scientific and technical services 615 21.2 17.0 510 21.0 16.7 +105
Administrative and support services 117 4.0 4.2 66 2.7 3.5 +51
Public administration and safety 738 25.4 15.2 555 22.9 13.8 +183
Education and training 216 7.4 8.5 198 8.2 8.8 +18
Health care and social assistance 141 4.9 8.4 138 5.7 8.8 +3
Arts and recreation services 75 2.6 2.8 54 2.2 3.0 +21
Other services 105 3.6 3.5 84 3.5 3.8 +21
Not elsewhere included - - - 39 1.6 2.5 -39
Total 2,904 100.0 100.0 2,427 100.0 100.0 +477

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.