South Derbyshire 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 2,403 Show data context 845 Show data context 4,057 Show data context 605 Show data context 2,262 Show data context 165 Show data context 145 Show data context
1861 3,842 Show data context 918 Show data context 4,270 Show data context 1,248 Show data context 2,348 Show data context 259 Show data context 327 Show data context
1881 2,849 Show data context 2,136 Show data context 3,154 Show data context 1,112 Show data context 2,826 Show data context 275 Show data context 423 Show data context
1911 2,015 Show data context 5,575 Show data context 5,862 Show data context 2,493 Show data context 3,614 Show data context 553 Show data context 680 Show data context
1931 2,060 Show data context 4,502 Show data context 7,144 Show data context 1,946 Show data context 3,914 Show data context 274 Show data context 1,516 Show data context
1951 1,950 Show data context 3,735 Show data context 5,300 Show data context 2,368 Show data context 3,093 Show data context 149 Show data context 2,886 Show data context
1971 790 Show data context 2,205 Show data context 8,131 Show data context 3,240 Show data context 3,226 Show data context 565 Show data context 2,199 Show data context
1991 900 Show data context 870 Show data context 4,354 Show data context 4,349 Show data context 4,514 Show data context 1,329 Show data context 5,007 Show data context
2001 798 Show data context 217 Show data context 9,881 Show data context 5,613 Show data context 9,586 Show data context 5,343 Show data context 8,541 Show data context
2011 570 Show data context 162 Show data context 8,204 Show data context 7,516 Show data context 11,929 Show data context 7,259 Show data context 12,246 Show data context
2021 613 Show data context 96 Show data context 7,547 Show data context 9,334 Show data context 12,718 Show data context 8,446 Show data context 15,158 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, South Derbyshire 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/10217702/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 08th April 2026