Malvern Hills 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 6,990 Show data context 76 Show data context 4,207 Show data context 1,075 Show data context 3,121 Show data context 426 Show data context 299 Show data context
1861 7,631 Show data context 168 Show data context 5,227 Show data context 2,184 Show data context 4,784 Show data context 515 Show data context 583 Show data context
1881 4,905 Show data context 140 Show data context 2,969 Show data context 1,701 Show data context 5,957 Show data context 354 Show data context 805 Show data context
1911 3,509 Show data context 265 Show data context 8,478 Show data context 2,570 Show data context 5,792 Show data context 1,153 Show data context 1,194 Show data context
1931 4,443 Show data context 331 Show data context 2,123 Show data context 1,911 Show data context 7,238 Show data context 471 Show data context 2,290 Show data context
1951 4,823 Show data context 212 Show data context 3,397 Show data context 2,449 Show data context 5,054 Show data context 503 Show data context 4,898 Show data context
1971 1,489 Show data context 30 Show data context 7,699 Show data context 2,799 Show data context 3,848 Show data context 945 Show data context 3,434 Show data context
1991 1,863 Show data context 10 Show data context 3,716 Show data context 2,510 Show data context 5,426 Show data context 3,710 Show data context 6,030 Show data context
2001 1,309 Show data context 33 Show data context 4,952 Show data context 3,780 Show data context 8,650 Show data context 5,874 Show data context 8,803 Show data context
2011 977 Show data context 31 Show data context 3,714 Show data context 4,107 Show data context 8,492 Show data context 6,857 Show data context 10,183 Show data context
2021 1,005 Show data context 42 Show data context 3,196 Show data context 4,552 Show data context 8,170 Show data context 7,684 Show data context 11,169 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, Malvern Hills 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/10168429/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 09th April 2026