Elmbridge 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 1,056 Show data context 12 Show data context 1,372 Show data context 735 Show data context 2,499 Show data context 521 Show data context 303 Show data context
1861 1,507 Show data context 5 Show data context 1,137 Show data context 827 Show data context 2,527 Show data context 318 Show data context 373 Show data context
1881 1,206 Show data context 2 Show data context 1,040 Show data context 1,127 Show data context 3,824 Show data context 347 Show data context 460 Show data context
1911 1,052 Show data context 29 Show data context 2,905 Show data context 3,071 Show data context 9,010 Show data context 1,513 Show data context 2,201 Show data context
1931 969 Show data context 35 Show data context 4,886 Show data context 4,001 Show data context 12,211 Show data context 1,752 Show data context 2,605 Show data context
1951 885 Show data context 21 Show data context 13,056 Show data context 4,169 Show data context 10,737 Show data context 2,372 Show data context 4,699 Show data context
1971 411 Show data context 119 Show data context 17,522 Show data context 4,297 Show data context 10,028 Show data context 4,979 Show data context 7,269 Show data context
1991 389 Show data context 0 Show data context 8,242 Show data context 4,673 Show data context 13,472 Show data context 8,932 Show data context 7,440 Show data context
2001 492 Show data context 483 Show data context 5,627 Show data context 8,081 Show data context 14,752 Show data context 17,865 Show data context 11,452 Show data context
2011 137 Show data context 324 Show data context 3,256 Show data context 7,072 Show data context 14,835 Show data context 24,327 Show data context 14,779 Show data context
2021 112 Show data context 349 Show data context 2,976 Show data context 7,362 Show data context 13,891 Show data context 25,620 Show data context 16,766 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, Elmbridge 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/10104166/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 08th April 2026