Halton 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 778 Show data context 158 Show data context 1,916 Show data context 285 Show data context 753 Show data context 77 Show data context 57 Show data context
1861 1,392 Show data context 452 Show data context 1,688 Show data context 843 Show data context 1,050 Show data context 127 Show data context 119 Show data context
1881 857 Show data context 156 Show data context 6,263 Show data context 2,714 Show data context 3,112 Show data context 485 Show data context 381 Show data context
1911 1,890 Show data context 1,786 Show data context 13,511 Show data context 3,440 Show data context 5,028 Show data context 1,241 Show data context 977 Show data context
1931 890 Show data context 448 Show data context 11,318 Show data context 3,844 Show data context 4,818 Show data context 486 Show data context 1,557 Show data context
1951 432 Show data context 697 Show data context 21,758 Show data context 5,668 Show data context 5,377 Show data context 481 Show data context 2,440 Show data context
1971 518 Show data context 110 Show data context 17,138 Show data context 4,974 Show data context 7,059 Show data context 1,280 Show data context 4,591 Show data context
1991 177 Show data context 79 Show data context 19,559 Show data context 6,216 Show data context 10,917 Show data context 4,707 Show data context 9,226 Show data context
2001 268 Show data context 132 Show data context 10,445 Show data context 8,130 Show data context 14,019 Show data context 6,182 Show data context 11,244 Show data context
2011 88 Show data context 94 Show data context 7,218 Show data context 9,627 Show data context 15,611 Show data context 9,922 Show data context 15,017 Show data context
2021 92 Show data context 112 Show data context 6,034 Show data context 10,212 Show data context 14,937 Show data context 10,935 Show data context 16,331 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, Halton 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/10057036/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 09th April 2026