Perth and Kinross Council : Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way)

Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Services
1841 13,908 Show data context 251 Show data context 16,411 Show data context 3,345 Show data context 11,973 Show data context
1861 16,937 Show data context 453 Show data context 17,304 Show data context 5,611 Show data context 13,753 Show data context
1881 14,180 Show data context 397 Show data context 15,464 Show data context 6,267 Show data context 13,144 Show data context
1911 11,559 Show data context 612 Show data context 13,360 Show data context 8,443 Show data context 17,242 Show data context
1931 9,047 Show data context 525 Show data context 9,026 Show data context 7,970 Show data context 26,058 Show data context
1951 10,158 Show data context 231 Show data context 7,268 Show data context 9,676 Show data context 24,205 Show data context
1971 5,896 Show data context 1,319 Show data context 7,035 Show data context 7,626 Show data context 27,987 Show data context
1991 3,928 Show data context 271 Show data context 6,357 Show data context 8,207 Show data context 33,852 Show data context
2001 3,305 Show data context 334 Show data context 5,400 Show data context 10,030 Show data context 44,277 Show data context
2011 2,734 Show data context 346 Show data context 4,393 Show data context 11,802 Show data context 53,029 Show data context
2021 2,514 Show data context 544 Show data context 5,213 Show data context 11,160 Show data context 54,259 Show data context
Date Source
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [26] , 'Summary Table of the Occupations of the People in Scotland'
1881 1881 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [32] , 'Occupations of Males and Females at different Ages in each of the Counties of Scotland'
1911 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'
1931 1931 Census of Scotland, Occupations, Table 16 , 'Industries of Males and Females in Cities, Counties, and Large Burghs'
1951 1951 Census of Scotland, Occupations, Table 13 , 'Industry of Occupied Population by place of work', for 'Cities, Counties and Large Burghs'
1971 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'
1991 Census of Population
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV34, Industry (17 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table KS605UK - Industry)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV605, "Industry")

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Total population at this Census, and for previous censuses. Where the latter appear, they are for the same area, so if there had been boundary changes they will differ from the population given for the same reporting unit by the previous census.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Perth and Kinross Council through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026