Cardiff 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 685 Show data context 397 Show data context 1,470 Show data context 836 Show data context 1,436 Show data context 151 Show data context 228 Show data context
1861 1,360 Show data context 632 Show data context 1,914 Show data context 1,914 Show data context 1,595 Show data context 196 Show data context 192 Show data context
1881 1,204 Show data context 586 Show data context 8,925 Show data context 9,648 Show data context 8,696 Show data context 1,820 Show data context 1,463 Show data context
1911 1,602 Show data context 4,100 Show data context 22,091 Show data context 24,692 Show data context 22,609 Show data context 7,044 Show data context 4,719 Show data context
1931 1,888 Show data context 1,043 Show data context 20,928 Show data context 21,773 Show data context 32,979 Show data context 3,639 Show data context 9,051 Show data context
1951 1,686 Show data context 1,050 Show data context 39,387 Show data context 27,266 Show data context 34,205 Show data context 4,958 Show data context 18,181 Show data context
1971 379 Show data context 1,446 Show data context 34,352 Show data context 28,138 Show data context 35,064 Show data context 12,671 Show data context 32,190 Show data context
1991 283 Show data context 207 Show data context 19,237 Show data context 21,573 Show data context 33,463 Show data context 29,720 Show data context 43,375 Show data context
2001 519 Show data context 126 Show data context 13,359 Show data context 17,088 Show data context 36,947 Show data context 22,736 Show data context 39,541 Show data context
2011 132 Show data context 75 Show data context 8,651 Show data context 17,812 Show data context 44,373 Show data context 34,278 Show data context 54,293 Show data context
2021 162 Show data context 75 Show data context 7,132 Show data context 17,454 Show data context 37,409 Show data context 36,002 Show data context 62,068 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.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Cardiff 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/10150530/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 08th April 2026