Shetland Islands Council through time

Shetland Islands Council

Statistical comparisons will be made with East Cambridgeshire (change comparison)

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
SHETLAND ISLANDS	Preferred	English			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
00RD	Code: Office for National Statistics	English			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
LERWICK	Built-up Area	National Records of Scotland, National Records of Scotland web site (2022 Census Settlement boundaries)
LERWICK NORTH AND BRESSAY	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
LERWICK SOUTH	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
NORTH ISLES	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
SHETLAND CENTRAL	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
SHETLAND NORTH	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
SHETLAND SOUTH	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
SHETLAND WEST	Modern (2024) Ward	Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
SCOTLAND Dep	Country			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Boundaries and changes

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Shetland Islands Council through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10168326

Date accessed: 08th April 2026