Conwy 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 7,410 Show data context 1,940 Show data context 2,553 Show data context 1,137 Show data context 4,612 Show data context 232 Show data context 184 Show data context
1861 9,159 Show data context 1,389 Show data context 3,156 Show data context 1,791 Show data context 3,836 Show data context 374 Show data context 368 Show data context
1881 5,003 Show data context 2,264 Show data context 2,094 Show data context 1,923 Show data context 5,699 Show data context 301 Show data context 508 Show data context
1911 4,075 Show data context 4,680 Show data context 4,408 Show data context 3,874 Show data context 10,538 Show data context 963 Show data context 1,797 Show data context
1931 4,627 Show data context 2,422 Show data context 3,193 Show data context 4,981 Show data context 14,199 Show data context 1,025 Show data context 3,189 Show data context
1951 4,108 Show data context 1,057 Show data context 3,427 Show data context 5,284 Show data context 12,212 Show data context 1,089 Show data context 4,177 Show data context
1971 1,805 Show data context 872 Show data context 5,810 Show data context 4,483 Show data context 6,191 Show data context 1,315 Show data context 4,719 Show data context
1991 1,980 Show data context 200 Show data context 3,869 Show data context 5,395 Show data context 12,838 Show data context 4,015 Show data context 9,182 Show data context
2001 1,402 Show data context 219 Show data context 4,322 Show data context 5,965 Show data context 14,451 Show data context 4,576 Show data context 12,819 Show data context
2011 1,041 Show data context 132 Show data context 2,453 Show data context 6,631 Show data context 15,989 Show data context 6,787 Show data context 17,060 Show data context
2021 1,168 Show data context 143 Show data context 2,205 Show data context 6,480 Show data context 13,800 Show data context 6,860 Show data context 17,998 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, Conwy 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/10217740/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 08th April 2026