High Peak 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 3,994 Show data context 1,308 Show data context 7,195 Show data context 1,086 Show data context 3,871 Show data context 298 Show data context 253 Show data context
1861 4,110 Show data context 1,615 Show data context 21,065 Show data context 3,344 Show data context 4,718 Show data context 468 Show data context 389 Show data context
1881 1,868 Show data context 1,207 Show data context 13,057 Show data context 2,214 Show data context 4,609 Show data context 448 Show data context 512 Show data context
1911 2,342 Show data context 7,290 Show data context 10,914 Show data context 3,732 Show data context 6,207 Show data context 940 Show data context 1,140 Show data context
1931 1,689 Show data context 1,628 Show data context 14,528 Show data context 4,120 Show data context 7,833 Show data context 787 Show data context 2,197 Show data context
1951 1,386 Show data context 2,713 Show data context 15,785 Show data context 4,607 Show data context 6,392 Show data context 474 Show data context 3,128 Show data context
1971 1,038 Show data context 2,620 Show data context 9,709 Show data context 3,842 Show data context 3,905 Show data context 677 Show data context 2,666 Show data context
1991 511 Show data context 740 Show data context 10,816 Show data context 3,912 Show data context 7,387 Show data context 2,190 Show data context 6,272 Show data context
2001 690 Show data context 671 Show data context 9,528 Show data context 5,506 Show data context 10,167 Show data context 6,002 Show data context 11,112 Show data context
2011 436 Show data context 466 Show data context 6,084 Show data context 6,085 Show data context 11,129 Show data context 7,923 Show data context 13,495 Show data context
2021 496 Show data context 466 Show data context 4,842 Show data context 6,291 Show data context 10,408 Show data context 8,428 Show data context 13,750 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, High Peak District through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way), A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/10168612/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 09th April 2026