South Hams 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 7,041 Show data context 261 Show data context 3,620 Show data context 1,798 Show data context 5,474 Show data context 339 Show data context 483 Show data context
1861 8,601 Show data context 316 Show data context 4,677 Show data context 2,539 Show data context 4,625 Show data context 637 Show data context 1,173 Show data context
1881 5,610 Show data context 375 Show data context 4,072 Show data context 2,577 Show data context 5,280 Show data context 291 Show data context 1,394 Show data context
1911 7,204 Show data context 358 Show data context 4,292 Show data context 3,525 Show data context 8,696 Show data context 576 Show data context 2,474 Show data context
1931 4,970 Show data context 381 Show data context 3,059 Show data context 4,348 Show data context 8,241 Show data context 610 Show data context 3,110 Show data context
1951 5,005 Show data context 462 Show data context 2,983 Show data context 4,152 Show data context 6,651 Show data context 539 Show data context 4,517 Show data context
1971 2,777 Show data context 259 Show data context 3,690 Show data context 3,479 Show data context 5,139 Show data context 942 Show data context 3,499 Show data context
1991 2,330 Show data context 240 Show data context 4,792 Show data context 3,831 Show data context 9,400 Show data context 2,756 Show data context 5,942 Show data context
2001 1,781 Show data context 151 Show data context 4,299 Show data context 4,731 Show data context 10,651 Show data context 4,694 Show data context 10,657 Show data context
2011 1,395 Show data context 117 Show data context 2,904 Show data context 5,148 Show data context 11,056 Show data context 6,741 Show data context 12,638 Show data context
2021 1,394 Show data context 101 Show data context 2,339 Show data context 5,673 Show data context 10,433 Show data context 7,594 Show data context 13,005 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 Hams 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/10084600/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 09th April 2026