Na H Eileanan An Iar Council

Statistics

Statistical comparisons will be made with Merthyr Tydfil (change comparison)

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Learning & Language

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.
Life & Death

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.
Work & Poverty

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Birthplace & Religion

Birthplace & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
WESTERN ISLES Official English   07 Nov 1998 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NA H EILEANAN AN IAR Preferred Gaelic, Scottish 07 Nov 1998   Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland (Information Paper: Local government area boundaries in Scotland: 1995 onwards)
WESTERN ISLES COUNCIL Alternate English   07 Nov 1998 Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland (Information Paper: Local government area boundaries in Scotland: 1995 onwards)
COMHAIRLE NAN EILEAN SIAR Alternate Gaelic, Scottish 07 Nov 1998   Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland (Information Paper: Local government area boundaries in Scotland: 1995 onwards)
EILEAN SIAR Alternate Gaelic, Scottish     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NA H EILEANAN SIAR Alternate Gaelic, Scottish     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Local Authority Districts (December 2024) Names and Codes in the UK)
00RJ Code: Office for National Statistics English     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
STORNOWAY Built-up Area     National Records of Scotland, National Records of Scotland web site (2022 Census Settlement boundaries)
AN TAOBH SIAR AGUS NIS Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
BARRAIGH AGUS BHATARSAIGH Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
LOCH A TUATH Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
NA HEARADH Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
SGIRE AN RUBHA Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
SGIRE NAN LOCH Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
SGIR UIGE AGUS CARLABHAGH Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
STEORNABHAGH A DEAS Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
STEORNABHAGH A TUATH Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
UIBHIST A DEAS EIRISGEIGH AGUS BEINN NA FAOGHLA Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
UIBHIST A TUATH Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
SCOTLAND Dep Country     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Boundary Map of Na H Eileanan An Iar Council

If the boundaries of the District/Unitary Authority changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Na H Eileanan An Iar Council through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10056639

Date accessed: 08th April 2026