Stirling Council : Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way)

Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way)

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Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 7,132 Show data context 1,004 Show data context 10,850 Show data context 1,893 Show data context 5,793 Show data context 678 Show data context 590 Show data context
1861 8,762 Show data context 2,580 Show data context 14,418 Show data context 4,055 Show data context 6,975 Show data context 961 Show data context 1,327 Show data context
1881 6,921 Show data context 3,342 Show data context 12,839 Show data context 4,898 Show data context 7,195 Show data context 1,025 Show data context 1,219 Show data context
1911 3,307 Show data context 3,695 Show data context 6,260 Show data context 4,149 Show data context 5,666 Show data context 1,289 Show data context 1,182 Show data context
1931 2,629 Show data context 3,358 Show data context 6,435 Show data context 4,386 Show data context 8,203 Show data context 1,092 Show data context 2,823 Show data context
1951 2,620 Show data context 1,377 Show data context 7,216 Show data context 5,148 Show data context 7,278 Show data context 568 Show data context 4,852 Show data context
1971 1,522 Show data context 452 Show data context 7,600 Show data context 5,485 Show data context 7,992 Show data context 1,260 Show data context 7,307 Show data context
1991 1,080 Show data context 160 Show data context 2,993 Show data context 4,607 Show data context 10,070 Show data context 4,470 Show data context 12,338 Show data context
2001 1,091 Show data context 192 Show data context 3,621 Show data context 5,367 Show data context 11,240 Show data context 6,448 Show data context 11,114 Show data context
2011 843 Show data context 190 Show data context 2,782 Show data context 5,658 Show data context 12,129 Show data context 7,558 Show data context 13,011 Show data context
2021 913 Show data context 287 Show data context 3,300 Show data context 5,666 Show data context 11,897 Show data context 8,697 Show data context 14,050 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, Stirling Council through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 08th April 2026