Teignbridge District : Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way)

Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 5,407 Show data context 199 Show data context 3,696 Show data context 1,738 Show data context 5,167 Show data context 389 Show data context 480 Show data context
1861 6,990 Show data context 467 Show data context 6,526 Show data context 3,596 Show data context 8,385 Show data context 1,046 Show data context 1,209 Show data context
1881 4,387 Show data context 379 Show data context 3,999 Show data context 2,589 Show data context 6,541 Show data context 412 Show data context 1,136 Show data context
1911 6,202 Show data context 320 Show data context 4,853 Show data context 3,725 Show data context 9,988 Show data context 675 Show data context 2,726 Show data context
1931 3,825 Show data context 832 Show data context 3,829 Show data context 4,942 Show data context 10,044 Show data context 682 Show data context 2,435 Show data context
1951 4,068 Show data context 864 Show data context 4,250 Show data context 5,491 Show data context 8,979 Show data context 834 Show data context 4,866 Show data context
1971 3,932 Show data context 366 Show data context 4,352 Show data context 4,507 Show data context 6,741 Show data context 1,234 Show data context 4,246 Show data context
1991 1,720 Show data context 700 Show data context 5,457 Show data context 6,307 Show data context 12,410 Show data context 3,760 Show data context 7,527 Show data context
2001 1,456 Show data context 430 Show data context 5,933 Show data context 7,754 Show data context 15,773 Show data context 6,758 Show data context 15,130 Show data context
2011 1,017 Show data context 275 Show data context 3,987 Show data context 8,556 Show data context 17,172 Show data context 9,669 Show data context 18,286 Show data context
2021 1,106 Show data context 209 Show data context 3,519 Show data context 9,704 Show data context 16,492 Show data context 10,634 Show data context 20,455 Show data context
Date Source
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 17 , 'Occupations of Males aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1881 Great Britain Historical GIS Project Computed from 1881 microdata
1911 1911 Census of England and Wales, Occupations Vol 1, Table 15 A, 'Grouped occupations of Males and Females aged 10 years and upwards, in Administrative Counties, County Boroughs, Metropolitan Boroughs, Urban Districts of which the population exceeded 5,000 persons, aggregates of other Urban Districts, and aggregates of Rural Districts; also proportion per 1,000 of unmarried, married, widowed, and of married and widowed women engaged in occupations, and proportion of female domestic servants to separate occupiers or families, 1911 - Males'
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 3 , 'Industries (condensed list) of Males and Females (exclusive of persons out of work)'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 3 , 'Industries (Orders and Selected Units) and Status Aggregates. Occupied Males and Females aged 15 and over', for 'Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD, NT'
1971 1971 Census of England and Wales, Economic activity County Leaflets, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex', for 'County, county boroughs, urban areas with populations of 50,000 or more, conurbation centres'
1991 Census of Population
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table UV034, Industry (17 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table KS605UK - Industry)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Industry (current)" (19 way))

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Here we present how the economic foundations of each locality have changed over time, identifying the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but also breaking down Services into those which, broadly, sell directly to consumers; those which deal mainly with other buinesses, including financial services; and public services, including education and health.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Teignbridge District through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10032799/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 09th April 2026