How young is Wellington's building industry?
From the NZ Companies Register. Updated 27 July 2026. Cite with a link.
Wellington has 5,324 building and trade companies on the register, 3.7% of the national industry. 21.8% of them have existed for less than five years, and the median company is 12.3 years old. A large share of the companies quoting on Wellington jobs have a short history to check.
5,324
companies on the register
21.8%
under 5 years old
12.3 yrs
median company age
3.7%
of NZ's building industry
New companies formed each year
| Year incorporated | Companies still on the register |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 165 |
| 2016 | 191 |
| 2017 | 201 |
| 2018 | 204 |
| 2019 | 234 |
| 2020 | 240 |
| 2021 | 271 |
| 2022 | 228 |
| 2023 | 227 |
| 2024 | 203 |
| 2025 | 268 |
| 2026 (year to date) | 108 |
Counts are companies currently on the register by incorporation year, so older years understate how many were actually formed.
The trade mix
Trade labels are our classification from company names, indicative rather than official.
Method and citation
Computed from CheckMyBuilder's snapshot of the NZ Companies Register, refreshed regularly. Aggregates only; no individual company is named. Suggested credit: "Source: CheckMyBuilder analysis of the NZ Companies Register, 27 July 2026", linked to this page. National picture: NZ building industry statistics.
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