Maldon 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 4,413 Show data context 3 Show data context 1,453 Show data context 732 Show data context 2,253 Show data context 266 Show data context 258 Show data context
1861 4,183 Show data context 3 Show data context 1,524 Show data context 783 Show data context 1,454 Show data context 111 Show data context 272 Show data context
1881 2,962 Show data context 4 Show data context 1,282 Show data context 870 Show data context 1,758 Show data context 124 Show data context 281 Show data context
1911 2,572 Show data context 24 Show data context 1,927 Show data context 1,817 Show data context 2,953 Show data context 511 Show data context 947 Show data context
1931 2,758 Show data context 29 Show data context 1,878 Show data context 1,400 Show data context 3,213 Show data context 241 Show data context 709 Show data context
1951 3,010 Show data context 26 Show data context 2,311 Show data context 1,270 Show data context 2,792 Show data context 165 Show data context 922 Show data context
1971 1,009 Show data context 40 Show data context 2,914 Show data context 2,163 Show data context 2,343 Show data context 649 Show data context 1,441 Show data context
1991 910 Show data context 40 Show data context 4,609 Show data context 3,162 Show data context 4,140 Show data context 1,771 Show data context 2,239 Show data context
2001 705 Show data context 76 Show data context 4,699 Show data context 5,079 Show data context 7,106 Show data context 5,790 Show data context 5,484 Show data context
2011 436 Show data context 32 Show data context 3,296 Show data context 5,485 Show data context 7,391 Show data context 6,342 Show data context 7,310 Show data context
2021 506 Show data context 34 Show data context 2,434 Show data context 6,316 Show data context 7,542 Show data context 6,687 Show data context 7,743 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, Maldon 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/10033070/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 08th April 2026