Swindon Unitary Authority (UA) : Standard Industrial Classification (2007)

Standard Industrial Classification (2007)

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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 2,286 Show data context 8 Show data context 778 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 279 Show data context 146 Show data context 71 Show data context 48 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 13 Show data context 72 Show data context 33 Show data context 39 Show data context 22 Show data context 777 Show data context
1861 3,109 Show data context 12 Show data context 1,618 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 545 Show data context 324 Show data context 255 Show data context 178 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 40 Show data context 44 Show data context 22 Show data context 41 Show data context 97 Show data context 36 Show data context 630 Show data context
1881 2,051 Show data context 32 Show data context 5,171 Show data context 19 Show data context 5 Show data context 1,303 Show data context 598 Show data context 734 Show data context 222 Show data context 25 Show data context 22 Show data context 13 Show data context 88 Show data context 99 Show data context 105 Show data context 214 Show data context 74 Show data context 1,661 Show data context
1911 2,585 Show data context 97 Show data context 12,750 Show data context 153 Show data context 30 Show data context 1,495 Show data context 1,949 Show data context 2,924 Show data context 481 Show data context 82 Show data context 162 Show data context 0 Show data context 103 Show data context 225 Show data context 721 Show data context 492 Show data context 210 Show data context 2,777 Show data context
1931 1,452 Show data context 15 Show data context 17,249 Show data context 400 Show data context 71 Show data context 1,457 Show data context 3,770 Show data context 2,661 Show data context 625 Show data context 9 Show data context 270 Show data context 42 Show data context 142 Show data context 0 Show data context 1,408 Show data context 659 Show data context 343 Show data context 2,534 Show data context
1951 1,439 Show data context 3 Show data context 19,043 Show data context 767 Show data context 36 Show data context 2,205 Show data context 5,190 Show data context 5,094 Show data context 1,020 Show data context 0 Show data context 379 Show data context 0 Show data context 266 Show data context 0 Show data context 3,689 Show data context 720 Show data context 929 Show data context 1,662 Show data context
1971 1,156 Show data context 12 Show data context 23,500 Show data context 867 Show data context 119 Show data context 4,920 Show data context 10,045 Show data context 3,631 Show data context 1,232 Show data context 934 Show data context 993 Show data context 145 Show data context 848 Show data context 427 Show data context 5,260 Show data context 3,159 Show data context 2,354 Show data context 1,625 Show data context
2011 272 Show data context 79 Show data context 12,360 Show data context 961 Show data context 1,250 Show data context 8,117 Show data context 19,787 Show data context 7,119 Show data context 5,344 Show data context 5,357 Show data context 8,231 Show data context 1,029 Show data context 5,848 Show data context 6,379 Show data context 5,001 Show data context 8,007 Show data context 9,872 Show data context 4,486 Show data context
2021 393 Show data context 118 Show data context 12,235 Show data context 742 Show data context 1,768 Show data context 9,649 Show data context 20,005 Show data context 8,374 Show data context 4,950 Show data context 6,305 Show data context 7,672 Show data context 1,086 Show data context 5,891 Show data context 6,517 Show data context 5,495 Show data context 8,671 Show data context 13,605 Show data context 4,322 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
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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This classification of industry is that used by the 2021 Census, and forms the basic for our standardisation of historical information on industrial structure. The modern data are a classification of workers by their employers' business and count them by their place of work. However, before 1951 they are counted by place of residence, and before 1921 workers have to be classified by their individual occupations.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Swindon Unitary Authority (UA) through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 04th June 2026