South Ayrshire Council : Public Services

R_IND_PUBLIC = (IND_SECTOR_7WAY:public * 100.0) / INDUSTRY_TOT:total

Data Role Period Covered Authority Source Details Method
IND_SECTOR_7WAY:public 1841 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
IND_SECTOR_7WAY:public 1861 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 1861 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [26] , 'Summary Table of the Occupations of the People in Scotland' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
IND_SECTOR_7WAY:public 1881 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 1881 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [32] , 'Occupations of Males and Females at different Ages in each of the Counties of Scotland' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
IND_SECTOR_7WAY:public 1911 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 1911 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 22 , 'Occupations of males and females aged 10 years and upwards, in eleven groups of ages, and by status' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
IND_SECTOR_7WAY:public 1931 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 1931 Census of Scotland, Occupations, Table 16 , 'Industries of Males and Females in Cities, Counties, and Large Burghs' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
IND_SECTOR_7WAY:public 1951 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 1951 Census of Scotland, Occupations, Table 13 , 'Industry of Occupied Population by place of work', for 'Cities, Counties and Large Burghs' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
IND_SECTOR_7WAY:public 1971 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 1971 Census of Scotland, Economic activity, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex (10% sample)', for 'Planning sub-regions, cities, counties, large burghs, county remainders, conurbation centre, new towns' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
IND_SECTOR_7WAY:public 1991 CEN Census of Population Census of Population Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
IND_SECTOR_7WAY:public 2001 ScotCen Scotland's Census National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV34, Industry (17 way)) Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
IND_SECTOR_7WAY:public 2011 NOMIS NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table KS605UK - Industry) Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
IND_SECTOR_7WAY:public 2021 ScotCen Scotland's Census National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV605, "Industry") Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area

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This sector covers local and central government, including defence, plus health and education (including private hospitals and schools -- the census data do not let us distinguish). Although this is partly about providing services to the local population, universities serve global markets and bring money in.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, South Ayrshire Council through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Rate: Public Services, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10039733/cube/IND_PUBLIC

Date accessed: 08th April 2026