Dumfries and Galloway Council : Standard Industrial Classification (2007)

Standard Industrial Classification (2007)

Data cube chart.

Year A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing B: Mining & quarrying C: Manufacturing D: Electricity, gas, steam etc E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt F: Construction G: Wholesale & retail trade H: Transport & storage I: Accommodation & catering J: Information & communication K: Financial & insurance L: Real estate activities. M: Professional, scientific & technical N: Administrative & support O: Public administration & defence P: Education Q: Human health & social work R, S, T, U: Other services
1841 21,717 Show data context 674 Show data context 11,359 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 2,990 Show data context 1,635 Show data context 1,015 Show data context 516 Show data context 4 Show data context 37 Show data context 26 Show data context 193 Show data context 746 Show data context 271 Show data context 534 Show data context 195 Show data context 10,088 Show data context
1861 26,179 Show data context 1,165 Show data context 14,695 Show data context 29 Show data context 54 Show data context 3,860 Show data context 3,336 Show data context 3,194 Show data context 598 Show data context 89 Show data context 111 Show data context 807 Show data context 255 Show data context 387 Show data context 347 Show data context 732 Show data context 300 Show data context 9,785 Show data context
1881 20,811 Show data context 1,708 Show data context 12,061 Show data context 54 Show data context 37 Show data context 5,291 Show data context 4,036 Show data context 2,327 Show data context 587 Show data context 120 Show data context 243 Show data context 43 Show data context 401 Show data context 533 Show data context 721 Show data context 863 Show data context 356 Show data context 9,793 Show data context
1911 18,761 Show data context 2,020 Show data context 11,088 Show data context 87 Show data context 99 Show data context 3,724 Show data context 4,282 Show data context 4,541 Show data context 694 Show data context 109 Show data context 422 Show data context 55 Show data context 447 Show data context 825 Show data context 371 Show data context 937 Show data context 684 Show data context 9,562 Show data context
1931 15,598 Show data context 2,438 Show data context 9,268 Show data context 222 Show data context 54 Show data context 2,742 Show data context 7,792 Show data context 4,133 Show data context 1,239 Show data context 4 Show data context 539 Show data context 1,609 Show data context 561 Show data context 0 Show data context 2,120 Show data context 1,341 Show data context 1,226 Show data context 8,659 Show data context
1951 16,315 Show data context 2,135 Show data context 10,312 Show data context 644 Show data context 94 Show data context 4,556 Show data context 7,806 Show data context 4,558 Show data context 2,054 Show data context 0 Show data context 632 Show data context 0 Show data context 652 Show data context 0 Show data context 5,334 Show data context 1,468 Show data context 1,862 Show data context 4,087 Show data context
1971 9,533 Show data context 320 Show data context 13,463 Show data context 921 Show data context 90 Show data context 4,622 Show data context 9,024 Show data context 3,277 Show data context 2,484 Show data context 240 Show data context 871 Show data context 170 Show data context 831 Show data context 140 Show data context 3,627 Show data context 2,847 Show data context 2,686 Show data context 2,374 Show data context
2011 5,433 Show data context 326 Show data context 6,525 Show data context 521 Show data context 743 Show data context 6,087 Show data context 11,059 Show data context 3,710 Show data context 4,770 Show data context 832 Show data context 940 Show data context 833 Show data context 2,234 Show data context 2,315 Show data context 4,297 Show data context 5,045 Show data context 11,412 Show data context 2,993 Show data context
2021 5,015 Show data context 302 Show data context 6,336 Show data context 479 Show data context 631 Show data context 5,150 Show data context 8,349 Show data context 3,827 Show data context 4,650 Show data context 918 Show data context 1,042 Show data context 734 Show data context 2,668 Show data context 2,676 Show data context 5,186 Show data context 4,645 Show data context 10,611 Show data context 3,871 Show data context
Date Source
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [26] , 'Summary Table of the Occupations of the People in Scotland'
1881 1881 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [32] , 'Occupations of Males and Females at different Ages in each of the Counties of Scotland'
1911 1911 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 22 , 'Occupations of males and females aged 10 years and upwards, in eleven groups of ages, and by status'
1931 1931 Census of Scotland, Occupations, Table 16 , 'Industries of Males and Females in Cities, Counties, and Large Burghs'
1951 1951 Census of Scotland, Occupations, Table 13 , 'Industry of Occupied Population by place of work', for 'Cities, Counties and Large Burghs'
1971 1971 Census of Scotland, Economic activity, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex (10% sample)', for 'Planning sub-regions, cities, counties, large burghs, county remainders, conurbation centre, new towns'
1991 Census of Population
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table KS605UK - Industry)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV605, "Industry")

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Housing density, simplified to under 1 person per room, 1 to 1.5, and over 1.5. Data for these categories can be computed for districts in England and Wales for all censuses from 1931 onwards, but for Scotland they can only be computed for 1971 on.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Dumfries and Galloway Council through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10089761/cube/INDUSTRY_GEN_2021

Date accessed: 05th June 2026