Aberdeen City Council (City)

Statistics

Statistical comparisons will be made with Mid Ulster (change comparison)

Population

Population

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

Industry

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

Social Structure

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

Learning & Language

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

Life & Death

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

Work & Poverty

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

Housing

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

Birthplace & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
CITY OF ABERDEEN Official English   09 May 1995 Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland (Information Paper: Local government area boundaries in Scotland: 1995 onwards)
ABERDEEN CITY Preferred English 09 May 1995   Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
ABERDEEN Alternate English     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
00QA Code: Office for National Statistics English     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ABERDEEN MILLTIMBER AND PETERCULTER Built-up Area     National Records of Scotland, National Records of Scotland web site (2022 Census Settlement boundaries)
AIRYHALL BROOMHILL GARTHDEE Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
BRIDGE OF DON Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
DYCE BUCKSBURN DANESTONE Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
GEORGE ST HARBOUR Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
HAZLEHEAD QUEENS CROSS COUNTESSWELLS Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
HILTON WOODSIDE STOCKETHILL Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
KINCORTH NIGG COVE Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
KINGSWELLS SHEDDOCKSLEY SUMMERHILL Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
LOWER DEESIDE Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
MIDSTOCKET ROSEMOUNT Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
NORTHFIELD MASTRICK NORTH Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
TILLYDRONE SEATON OLD ABERDEEN Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
TORRY FERRYHILL Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was preceded by ABERDEEN ScoCofC Scottish County The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
SCOTLAND Dep Country     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
ABERDEEN CfC Primary Urban Area     Centre for Cities, Primary Urban Areas: Spatial definitions

Boundary Map of Aberdeen City Council (City)

If the boundaries of the District/Unitary Authority changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Aberdeen City Council (City) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10192985

Date accessed: 08th April 2026