Newham 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 457 Show data context 1 Show data context 2,311 Show data context 844 Show data context 1,635 Show data context 262 Show data context 1,201 Show data context
1861 946 Show data context 11 Show data context 3,358 Show data context 2,809 Show data context 3,235 Show data context 577 Show data context 1,016 Show data context
1881 934 Show data context 79 Show data context 16,559 Show data context 13,676 Show data context 10,336 Show data context 3,304 Show data context 3,086 Show data context
1911 658 Show data context 249 Show data context 64,961 Show data context 46,599 Show data context 38,756 Show data context 16,386 Show data context 10,339 Show data context
1931 310 Show data context 47 Show data context 75,931 Show data context 44,799 Show data context 53,173 Show data context 7,472 Show data context 12,986 Show data context
1951 84 Show data context 6 Show data context 56,003 Show data context 40,795 Show data context 29,551 Show data context 2,046 Show data context 12,021 Show data context
1971 20 Show data context 60 Show data context 30,450 Show data context 31,700 Show data context 21,120 Show data context 5,800 Show data context 15,670 Show data context
1991 80 Show data context 20 Show data context 9,870 Show data context 14,282 Show data context 14,608 Show data context 9,548 Show data context 15,184 Show data context
2001 183 Show data context 54 Show data context 7,153 Show data context 13,178 Show data context 25,690 Show data context 18,896 Show data context 21,278 Show data context
2011 94 Show data context 34 Show data context 3,961 Show data context 20,071 Show data context 44,543 Show data context 33,237 Show data context 30,514 Show data context
2021 107 Show data context 85 Show data context 4,065 Show data context 28,055 Show data context 44,238 Show data context 45,858 Show data context 40,979 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.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Newham 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/10064028/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 09th April 2026