East Devon 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 6,483 Show data context 235 Show data context 3,314 Show data context 1,650 Show data context 4,961 Show data context 317 Show data context 447 Show data context
1861 9,246 Show data context 117 Show data context 6,800 Show data context 2,364 Show data context 5,653 Show data context 651 Show data context 918 Show data context
1881 6,131 Show data context 37 Show data context 5,109 Show data context 2,388 Show data context 6,076 Show data context 246 Show data context 1,039 Show data context
1911 7,077 Show data context 357 Show data context 4,842 Show data context 3,648 Show data context 10,165 Show data context 640 Show data context 2,715 Show data context
1931 5,458 Show data context 123 Show data context 3,035 Show data context 4,326 Show data context 11,952 Show data context 708 Show data context 2,371 Show data context
1951 5,770 Show data context 135 Show data context 2,852 Show data context 4,431 Show data context 10,041 Show data context 750 Show data context 4,241 Show data context
1971 4,240 Show data context 394 Show data context 4,701 Show data context 4,862 Show data context 7,281 Show data context 1,340 Show data context 4,603 Show data context
1991 2,820 Show data context 100 Show data context 4,695 Show data context 6,240 Show data context 11,575 Show data context 5,424 Show data context 8,759 Show data context
2001 2,513 Show data context 87 Show data context 5,303 Show data context 7,556 Show data context 15,548 Show data context 6,861 Show data context 14,690 Show data context
2011 1,836 Show data context 73 Show data context 3,799 Show data context 8,491 Show data context 17,350 Show data context 9,995 Show data context 18,364 Show data context
2021 1,896 Show data context 61 Show data context 3,372 Show data context 9,969 Show data context 17,907 Show data context 12,229 Show data context 21,283 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, East Devon 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/10056809/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 08th April 2026