Edinburgh 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 2,577 Show data context 449 Show data context 25,393 Show data context 7,340 Show data context 26,146 Show data context 5,270 Show data context 3,804 Show data context
1861 3,746 Show data context 947 Show data context 32,192 Show data context 14,668 Show data context 31,215 Show data context 7,285 Show data context 5,637 Show data context
1881 3,164 Show data context 1,224 Show data context 41,382 Show data context 23,513 Show data context 37,726 Show data context 10,015 Show data context 7,639 Show data context
1911 3,688 Show data context 5,121 Show data context 61,449 Show data context 38,514 Show data context 52,548 Show data context 20,530 Show data context 12,354 Show data context
1931 4,043 Show data context 3,887 Show data context 59,571 Show data context 35,618 Show data context 72,617 Show data context 11,673 Show data context 24,736 Show data context
1951 2,579 Show data context 3,470 Show data context 63,542 Show data context 41,312 Show data context 58,838 Show data context 13,392 Show data context 35,509 Show data context
1971 893 Show data context 1,995 Show data context 45,271 Show data context 41,025 Show data context 56,783 Show data context 27,946 Show data context 58,615 Show data context
1991 1,278 Show data context 300 Show data context 28,049 Show data context 30,963 Show data context 51,616 Show data context 57,809 Show data context 72,810 Show data context
2001 1,111 Show data context 433 Show data context 16,340 Show data context 25,265 Show data context 53,088 Show data context 59,945 Show data context 62,638 Show data context
2011 565 Show data context 604 Show data context 8,543 Show data context 22,630 Show data context 61,077 Show data context 69,837 Show data context 73,656 Show data context
2021 894 Show data context 872 Show data context 12,108 Show data context 22,896 Show data context 69,875 Show data context 76,264 Show data context 85,815 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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Total number of houses.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Edinburgh Council (City) through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026