South Oxfordshire 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 7,102 Show data context 7 Show data context 2,708 Show data context 1,054 Show data context 3,524 Show data context 297 Show data context 371 Show data context
1861 8,693 Show data context 18 Show data context 4,090 Show data context 1,575 Show data context 4,650 Show data context 472 Show data context 707 Show data context
1881 6,083 Show data context 12 Show data context 2,541 Show data context 1,694 Show data context 5,043 Show data context 235 Show data context 827 Show data context
1911 6,018 Show data context 86 Show data context 3,791 Show data context 3,188 Show data context 7,713 Show data context 515 Show data context 1,385 Show data context
1931 3,779 Show data context 48 Show data context 3,298 Show data context 3,620 Show data context 8,875 Show data context 448 Show data context 2,738 Show data context
1951 3,286 Show data context 49 Show data context 2,886 Show data context 4,176 Show data context 7,575 Show data context 486 Show data context 9,556 Show data context
1971 2,151 Show data context 106 Show data context 8,179 Show data context 5,647 Show data context 8,082 Show data context 3,043 Show data context 8,597 Show data context
1991 1,540 Show data context 110 Show data context 6,126 Show data context 6,763 Show data context 13,237 Show data context 9,215 Show data context 9,403 Show data context
2001 1,283 Show data context 142 Show data context 7,984 Show data context 9,210 Show data context 16,852 Show data context 16,005 Show data context 15,270 Show data context
2011 723 Show data context 119 Show data context 5,044 Show data context 8,999 Show data context 16,885 Show data context 19,176 Show data context 19,141 Show data context
2021 845 Show data context 136 Show data context 5,123 Show data context 9,972 Show data context 16,216 Show data context 22,082 Show data context 22,099 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, South Oxfordshire 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/10060266/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 09th April 2026