Canterbury 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 3,523 Show data context 7 Show data context 2,544 Show data context 1,175 Show data context 4,240 Show data context 493 Show data context 2,187 Show data context
1861 4,290 Show data context 6 Show data context 3,123 Show data context 2,063 Show data context 4,090 Show data context 392 Show data context 1,801 Show data context
1881 3,424 Show data context 13 Show data context 2,825 Show data context 2,114 Show data context 5,146 Show data context 352 Show data context 2,091 Show data context
1911 3,404 Show data context 129 Show data context 4,903 Show data context 3,628 Show data context 9,157 Show data context 938 Show data context 3,082 Show data context
1931 3,203 Show data context 999 Show data context 3,626 Show data context 4,727 Show data context 10,900 Show data context 1,035 Show data context 3,365 Show data context
1951 3,411 Show data context 1,577 Show data context 2,896 Show data context 5,885 Show data context 10,330 Show data context 1,164 Show data context 5,490 Show data context
1971 1,494 Show data context 364 Show data context 8,076 Show data context 8,184 Show data context 11,330 Show data context 3,275 Show data context 8,966 Show data context
1991 1,310 Show data context 40 Show data context 4,650 Show data context 6,689 Show data context 13,941 Show data context 6,874 Show data context 14,914 Show data context
2001 943 Show data context 66 Show data context 5,370 Show data context 8,521 Show data context 16,212 Show data context 7,328 Show data context 18,559 Show data context
2011 545 Show data context 28 Show data context 3,341 Show data context 8,520 Show data context 18,630 Show data context 10,616 Show data context 23,940 Show data context
2021 605 Show data context 33 Show data context 3,003 Show data context 9,082 Show data context 17,063 Show data context 11,910 Show data context 24,401 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, Canterbury 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/10056469/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 09th April 2026