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

Industry sector of employment

Island Bay West

2018 2013
Industry sector Number % Wellington City % Number % Wellington City % 2013 - 2018
Agriculture forestry and fishing 9 0.4 0.4 9 0.5 0.3 -
Mining 3 0.1 0.1 3 0.2 0.1 -
Manufacturing 66 3.2 3.1 54 3.1 2.9 +12
Electricity gas water and waste services 18 0.9 0.8 12 0.7 0.8 +6
Construction 132 6.5 4.7 96 5.6 4.1 +36
Wholesale trade 57 2.8 2.6 42 2.4 2.8 +15
Retail trade 102 5.0 7.2 117 6.8 7.8 -15
Accommodation and food services 105 5.2 7.9 78 4.5 6.8 +27
Transport postal and warehousing 51 2.5 3.1 45 2.6 3.1 +6
Information media and telecommunications 108 5.3 3.9 87 5.1 4.2 +21
Financial and insurance services 63 3.1 4.9 75 4.4 6.6 -12
Rental hiring and real estate services 24 1.2 1.5 39 2.3 2.0 -15
Professional scientific and technical services 276 13.6 17.0 243 14.1 16.7 +33
Administrative and support services 78 3.8 4.2 57 3.3 3.5 +21
Public administration and safety 294 14.5 15.2 222 12.9 13.8 +72
Education and training 210 10.3 8.5 186 10.8 8.8 +24
Health care and social assistance 276 13.6 8.4 225 13.1 8.8 +51
Arts and recreation services 72 3.5 2.8 66 3.8 3.0 +6
Other services 90 4.4 3.5 72 4.2 3.8 +18
Not elsewhere included - - - 42 2.4 2.5 -42
Total 2,031 100.0 100.0 1,722 100.0 100.0 +309

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.