Caerphilly 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 1,430 Show data context 2,680 Show data context 2,245 Show data context 905 Show data context 1,601 Show data context 131 Show data context 96 Show data context
1861 2,003 Show data context 4,281 Show data context 5,471 Show data context 2,507 Show data context 2,819 Show data context 321 Show data context 288 Show data context
1881 1,093 Show data context 6,050 Show data context 5,787 Show data context 1,992 Show data context 3,296 Show data context 281 Show data context 405 Show data context
1911 1,837 Show data context 24,792 Show data context 10,061 Show data context 7,511 Show data context 8,457 Show data context 1,345 Show data context 1,753 Show data context
1931 1,062 Show data context 30,508 Show data context 4,744 Show data context 3,662 Show data context 8,699 Show data context 801 Show data context 3,285 Show data context
1951 910 Show data context 26,744 Show data context 9,579 Show data context 5,602 Show data context 7,887 Show data context 569 Show data context 4,141 Show data context
1971 1,222 Show data context 6,012 Show data context 21,791 Show data context 7,671 Show data context 6,981 Show data context 1,326 Show data context 6,874 Show data context
1991 340 Show data context 740 Show data context 14,751 Show data context 7,119 Show data context 10,191 Show data context 2,803 Show data context 8,992 Show data context
2001 412 Show data context 168 Show data context 17,830 Show data context 8,955 Show data context 15,397 Show data context 8,025 Show data context 16,571 Show data context
2011 199 Show data context 140 Show data context 12,546 Show data context 11,347 Show data context 18,037 Show data context 11,431 Show data context 23,788 Show data context
2021 249 Show data context 116 Show data context 10,065 Show data context 12,165 Show data context 16,607 Show data context 11,580 Show data context 26,675 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, Caerphilly 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/10150528/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 08th April 2026