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

Industry sector of employment

Newtown West

2018 2013
Industry sector Number % Wellington City % Number % Wellington City % 2013 - 2018
Agriculture forestry and fishing 12 0.5 0.4 9 0.5 0.3 +3
Mining - - 0.1 - - 0.1 -
Manufacturing 54 2.4 3.1 39 2.3 2.9 +15
Electricity gas water and waste services 9 0.4 0.8 6 0.3 0.8 +3
Construction 69 3.0 4.7 63 3.7 4.1 +6
Wholesale trade 54 2.4 2.6 27 1.6 2.8 +27
Retail trade 210 9.2 7.2 180 10.5 7.8 +30
Accommodation and food services 264 11.5 7.9 219 12.7 6.8 +45
Transport postal and warehousing 45 2.0 3.1 42 2.4 3.1 +3
Information media and telecommunications 96 4.2 3.9 78 4.5 4.2 +18
Financial and insurance services 87 3.8 4.9 90 5.2 6.6 -3
Rental hiring and real estate services 12 0.5 1.5 27 1.6 2.0 -15
Professional scientific and technical services 324 14.1 17.0 231 13.4 16.7 +93
Administrative and support services 105 4.6 4.2 81 4.7 3.5 +24
Public administration and safety 288 12.5 15.2 171 9.9 13.8 +117
Education and training 195 8.5 8.5 102 5.9 8.8 +93
Health care and social assistance 327 14.2 8.4 240 13.9 8.8 +87
Arts and recreation services 84 3.7 2.8 60 3.5 3.0 +24
Other services 72 3.1 3.5 54 3.1 3.8 +18
Not elsewhere included - - - 51 3.0 2.5 -51
Total 2,295 100.0 100.0 1,722 100.0 100.0 +573

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.