West Devon District : 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 9,297 Show data context 359 Show data context 4,783 Show data context 2 Show data context 9 Show data context 1,789 Show data context 697 Show data context 576 Show data context 242 Show data context 0 Show data context 8 Show data context 26 Show data context 86 Show data context 329 Show data context 249 Show data context 243 Show data context 146 Show data context 6,290 Show data context
1861 7,549 Show data context 2,407 Show data context 3,270 Show data context 10 Show data context 0 Show data context 1,153 Show data context 652 Show data context 401 Show data context 317 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 157 Show data context 74 Show data context 72 Show data context 252 Show data context 196 Show data context 82 Show data context 1,452 Show data context
1881 4,606 Show data context 968 Show data context 2,421 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 1,130 Show data context 598 Show data context 332 Show data context 174 Show data context 13 Show data context 24 Show data context 20 Show data context 68 Show data context 80 Show data context 370 Show data context 261 Show data context 77 Show data context 2,557 Show data context
1911 5,970 Show data context 296 Show data context 2,396 Show data context 28 Show data context 4 Show data context 1,168 Show data context 958 Show data context 852 Show data context 408 Show data context 34 Show data context 80 Show data context 0 Show data context 66 Show data context 97 Show data context 848 Show data context 323 Show data context 228 Show data context 3,563 Show data context
1931 4,321 Show data context 227 Show data context 1,212 Show data context 53 Show data context 20 Show data context 841 Show data context 1,452 Show data context 1,107 Show data context 787 Show data context 3 Show data context 119 Show data context 40 Show data context 118 Show data context 1 Show data context 973 Show data context 294 Show data context 235 Show data context 2,668 Show data context
1951 4,575 Show data context 392 Show data context 967 Show data context 231 Show data context 43 Show data context 963 Show data context 1,786 Show data context 911 Show data context 649 Show data context 0 Show data context 204 Show data context 0 Show data context 129 Show data context 0 Show data context 1,359 Show data context 409 Show data context 268 Show data context 1,431 Show data context
1971 1,998 Show data context 188 Show data context 2,142 Show data context 159 Show data context 49 Show data context 1,424 Show data context 2,029 Show data context 590 Show data context 630 Show data context 72 Show data context 173 Show data context 107 Show data context 197 Show data context 22 Show data context 1,030 Show data context 523 Show data context 415 Show data context 547 Show data context
2011 1,462 Show data context 68 Show data context 2,102 Show data context 99 Show data context 227 Show data context 2,053 Show data context 3,684 Show data context 938 Show data context 1,979 Show data context 577 Show data context 406 Show data context 380 Show data context 1,432 Show data context 925 Show data context 1,557 Show data context 2,649 Show data context 3,463 Show data context 1,240 Show data context
2021 1,527 Show data context 62 Show data context 1,777 Show data context 95 Show data context 244 Show data context 2,490 Show data context 3,675 Show data context 836 Show data context 1,589 Show data context 687 Show data context 344 Show data context 378 Show data context 1,577 Show data context 1,137 Show data context 1,483 Show data context 2,501 Show data context 3,791 Show data context 1,219 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, West Devon District through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 05th June 2026