Aberdeen City Council (City) : 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 1,792 Show data context 95 Show data context 12,925 Show data context 2,612 Show data context 5,386 Show data context 1,417 Show data context 904 Show data context
1861 2,526 Show data context 425 Show data context 15,222 Show data context 4,700 Show data context 8,603 Show data context 1,628 Show data context 1,685 Show data context
1881 2,158 Show data context 1,134 Show data context 17,658 Show data context 7,518 Show data context 10,807 Show data context 2,544 Show data context 2,121 Show data context
1911 5,606 Show data context 2,204 Show data context 26,440 Show data context 14,716 Show data context 15,488 Show data context 5,670 Show data context 3,276 Show data context
1931 5,885 Show data context 173 Show data context 23,124 Show data context 12,270 Show data context 28,549 Show data context 3,053 Show data context 7,401 Show data context
1951 4,069 Show data context 114 Show data context 22,537 Show data context 16,898 Show data context 24,660 Show data context 3,289 Show data context 11,371 Show data context
1971 2,755 Show data context 165 Show data context 19,920 Show data context 14,774 Show data context 24,032 Show data context 6,089 Show data context 19,785 Show data context
1991 669 Show data context 16,073 Show data context 18,005 Show data context 19,922 Show data context 29,490 Show data context 19,872 Show data context 28,526 Show data context
2001 772 Show data context 9,118 Show data context 10,262 Show data context 14,397 Show data context 27,287 Show data context 18,746 Show data context 25,204 Show data context
2011 288 Show data context 10,714 Show data context 8,324 Show data context 14,792 Show data context 31,730 Show data context 24,299 Show data context 30,067 Show data context
2021 412 Show data context 10,959 Show data context 7,685 Show data context 13,189 Show data context 27,623 Show data context 20,850 Show data context 32,726 Show data context
Date Source
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [26] , 'Summary Table of the Occupations of the People in Scotland'
1881 1881 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [32] , 'Occupations of Males and Females at different Ages in each of the Counties of Scotland'
1911 1911 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 22 , 'Occupations of males and females aged 10 years and upwards, in eleven groups of ages, and by status'
1931 1931 Census of Scotland, Occupations, Table 16 , 'Industries of Males and Females in Cities, Counties, and Large Burghs'
1951 1951 Census of Scotland, Occupations, Table 13 , 'Industry of Occupied Population by place of work', for 'Cities, Counties and Large Burghs'
1971 1971 Census of Scotland, Economic activity, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex (10% sample)', for 'Planning sub-regions, cities, counties, large burghs, county remainders, conurbation centre, new towns'
1991 Census of Population
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV34, Industry (17 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table KS605UK - Industry)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV605, "Industry")

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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, Aberdeen City Council (City) through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10192985/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 09th April 2026