Torbay Unitary Authority (UA) : 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 497 Show data context 18 Show data context 256 Show data context 127 Show data context 386 Show data context 24 Show data context 34 Show data context
1861 606 Show data context 38 Show data context 523 Show data context 292 Show data context 591 Show data context 76 Show data context 94 Show data context
1881 1,143 Show data context 64 Show data context 2,938 Show data context 2,340 Show data context 6,626 Show data context 417 Show data context 846 Show data context
1911 1,781 Show data context 150 Show data context 5,756 Show data context 4,139 Show data context 11,555 Show data context 929 Show data context 3,128 Show data context
1931 938 Show data context 72 Show data context 2,948 Show data context 5,619 Show data context 15,201 Show data context 1,046 Show data context 2,762 Show data context
1951 723 Show data context 67 Show data context 2,614 Show data context 5,813 Show data context 14,870 Show data context 1,280 Show data context 3,450 Show data context
1971 378 Show data context 31 Show data context 5,013 Show data context 6,373 Show data context 15,023 Show data context 2,930 Show data context 6,293 Show data context
1991 540 Show data context 10 Show data context 5,159 Show data context 6,348 Show data context 16,007 Show data context 5,027 Show data context 10,573 Show data context
2001 654 Show data context 84 Show data context 7,865 Show data context 7,523 Show data context 18,360 Show data context 5,666 Show data context 13,336 Show data context
2011 331 Show data context 61 Show data context 3,764 Show data context 7,998 Show data context 19,128 Show data context 7,698 Show data context 17,932 Show data context
2021 410 Show data context 60 Show data context 3,481 Show data context 9,083 Show data context 17,526 Show data context 8,311 Show data context 20,129 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, Torbay Unitary Authority (UA) through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10056550/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 08th April 2026