Croydon 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 946 Show data context 11 Show data context 1,244 Show data context 667 Show data context 2,249 Show data context 469 Show data context 274 Show data context
1861 1,492 Show data context 12 Show data context 2,118 Show data context 1,640 Show data context 4,094 Show data context 767 Show data context 639 Show data context
1881 1,872 Show data context 25 Show data context 5,128 Show data context 5,568 Show data context 12,681 Show data context 2,618 Show data context 1,757 Show data context
1911 2,300 Show data context 89 Show data context 13,680 Show data context 15,385 Show data context 30,828 Show data context 9,432 Show data context 6,105 Show data context
1931 1,043 Show data context 64 Show data context 24,180 Show data context 23,147 Show data context 44,747 Show data context 11,086 Show data context 12,892 Show data context
1951 525 Show data context 20 Show data context 30,713 Show data context 19,538 Show data context 29,904 Show data context 3,503 Show data context 12,834 Show data context
1971 230 Show data context 290 Show data context 37,380 Show data context 30,150 Show data context 35,400 Show data context 18,630 Show data context 22,370 Show data context
1991 230 Show data context 0 Show data context 15,502 Show data context 24,024 Show data context 29,028 Show data context 32,335 Show data context 25,802 Show data context
2001 711 Show data context 219 Show data context 11,424 Show data context 25,268 Show data context 40,342 Show data context 39,557 Show data context 39,287 Show data context
2011 76 Show data context 160 Show data context 5,491 Show data context 24,186 Show data context 42,315 Show data context 48,020 Show data context 52,739 Show data context
2021 105 Show data context 165 Show data context 5,015 Show data context 27,636 Show data context 42,745 Show data context 52,320 Show data context 61,452 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, Croydon 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/10168338/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 10th April 2026