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

Industry sector of employment

Mount Cook East

2018 2013
Industry sector Number % Wellington City % Number % Wellington City % 2013 - 2018
Agriculture forestry and fishing 15 0.8 0.4 9 0.6 0.3 +6
Mining - - 0.1 - - 0.1 -
Manufacturing 57 3.2 3.1 24 1.7 2.9 +33
Electricity gas water and waste services 9 0.5 0.8 6 0.4 0.8 +3
Construction 54 3.0 4.7 36 2.6 4.1 +18
Wholesale trade 36 2.0 2.6 30 2.2 2.8 +6
Retail trade 213 11.8 7.2 180 12.9 7.8 +33
Accommodation and food services 291 16.2 7.9 237 17.0 6.8 +54
Transport postal and warehousing 30 1.7 3.1 18 1.3 3.1 +12
Information media and telecommunications 66 3.7 3.9 84 6.0 4.2 -18
Financial and insurance services 78 4.3 4.9 84 6.0 6.6 -6
Rental hiring and real estate services 21 1.2 1.5 24 1.7 2.0 -3
Professional scientific and technical services 267 14.8 17.0 186 13.4 16.7 +81
Administrative and support services 84 4.7 4.2 45 3.2 3.5 +39
Public administration and safety 192 10.7 15.2 126 9.1 13.8 +66
Education and training 132 7.3 8.5 81 5.8 8.8 +51
Health care and social assistance 162 9.0 8.4 126 9.1 8.8 +36
Arts and recreation services 48 2.7 2.8 57 4.1 3.0 -9
Other services 42 2.3 3.5 36 2.6 3.8 +6
Not elsewhere included - - - 27 1.9 2.5 -27
Total 1,800 100.0 100.0 1,392 100.0 100.0 +408

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.