Mid Suffolk 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 9,769 Show data context 9 Show data context 3,308 Show data context 1,438 Show data context 4,420 Show data context 450 Show data context 440 Show data context
1861 12,948 Show data context 16 Show data context 3,892 Show data context 1,496 Show data context 3,748 Show data context 367 Show data context 607 Show data context
1881 8,908 Show data context 20 Show data context 3,118 Show data context 1,424 Show data context 4,398 Show data context 228 Show data context 694 Show data context
1911 10,121 Show data context 15 Show data context 3,040 Show data context 2,373 Show data context 5,687 Show data context 272 Show data context 1,553 Show data context
1931 8,265 Show data context 67 Show data context 2,740 Show data context 1,851 Show data context 5,215 Show data context 233 Show data context 1,275 Show data context
1951 8,017 Show data context 60 Show data context 3,472 Show data context 2,851 Show data context 4,053 Show data context 225 Show data context 2,221 Show data context
1971 3,012 Show data context 26 Show data context 4,416 Show data context 4,063 Show data context 5,013 Show data context 1,146 Show data context 2,981 Show data context
1991 2,940 Show data context 30 Show data context 6,287 Show data context 5,351 Show data context 6,845 Show data context 2,708 Show data context 4,861 Show data context
2001 2,340 Show data context 63 Show data context 6,803 Show data context 7,019 Show data context 10,775 Show data context 6,141 Show data context 9,490 Show data context
2011 1,661 Show data context 41 Show data context 4,823 Show data context 8,011 Show data context 11,887 Show data context 8,708 Show data context 13,439 Show data context
2021 1,698 Show data context 48 Show data context 3,837 Show data context 8,954 Show data context 11,270 Show data context 10,034 Show data context 14,212 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, Mid Suffolk 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/10171878/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 09th April 2026