Sources of personal income
Wellington City
| 2018 | 2013 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income source - multi-response | Number | % | Wellington Region % | Number | % | Wellington Region % | 2013 - 2018 | ||
| No source of income during that time | 9,723 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 9,735 | 6.5 | 6.8 | -12 | ||
| Wages salary commissions bonuses etc paid by my employer | 117,810 | 69.4 | 63.6 | 101,691 | 68.2 | 62.1 | +16,119 | ||
| Self employment or business i own and work in | 26,370 | 15.5 | 14.3 | 23,079 | 15.5 | 14.4 | +3,291 | ||
| Interest dividends rent other investments | 39,873 | 23.5 | 20.1 | 40,422 | 27.1 | 23.8 | -549 | ||
| Regular payments from ac c or a private work accident insurer | 1,638 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1,095 | 0.7 | 1.0 | +543 | ||
| New zealand superannuation or veterans pension | 19,137 | 11.3 | 16.2 | 15,780 | 10.6 | 15.4 | +3,357 | ||
| Other superannuation pensions or annuities | 4,800 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4,752 | 3.2 | 3.6 | +48 | ||
| Jobseeker support | 7,626 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 6,300 | 4.2 | 5.0 | +1,326 | ||
| Sole parent support | 1,656 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1,635 | 1.1 | 2.3 | +21 | ||
| Supported living payment | 2,511 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2,181 | 1.5 | 2.2 | +330 | ||
| Student allowance | 7,269 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 7,518 | 5.0 | 3.2 | -249 | ||
| Other government benefits government income support payments war pensions or paid parental leave | 5,298 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 5,286 | 3.5 | 4.0 | +12 | ||
| Other sources of income including support payments from people who do not live in my household | 4,785 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 5,061 | 3.4 | 2.4 | -276 | ||
| Not stated | 177 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 8,958 | 6.0 | 6.6 | -8,781 | ||
| Total | 169,704 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 149,034 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +20,670 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018.
Stats NZ data quality rating: Moderate