Northumberland Unitary Authority (UA) : 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 17,405 Show data context 9,039 Show data context 12,270 Show data context 6,514 Show data context 12,748 Show data context 1,253 Show data context 1,137 Show data context
1861 22,563 Show data context 7,741 Show data context 11,701 Show data context 7,828 Show data context 10,996 Show data context 1,193 Show data context 1,318 Show data context
1881 15,949 Show data context 14,657 Show data context 9,438 Show data context 6,170 Show data context 14,790 Show data context 985 Show data context 2,010 Show data context
1911 14,654 Show data context 32,405 Show data context 15,902 Show data context 11,322 Show data context 20,544 Show data context 2,704 Show data context 3,790 Show data context
1931 12,992 Show data context 34,596 Show data context 7,247 Show data context 10,400 Show data context 24,354 Show data context 1,770 Show data context 6,391 Show data context
1951 13,217 Show data context 37,032 Show data context 11,718 Show data context 14,276 Show data context 21,248 Show data context 1,715 Show data context 10,569 Show data context
1971 4,773 Show data context 10,068 Show data context 23,357 Show data context 15,767 Show data context 14,740 Show data context 3,484 Show data context 15,115 Show data context
1991 5,258 Show data context 2,871 Show data context 19,906 Show data context 13,859 Show data context 25,114 Show data context 7,591 Show data context 28,139 Show data context
2001 5,059 Show data context 1,113 Show data context 19,716 Show data context 18,834 Show data context 34,275 Show data context 16,555 Show data context 40,587 Show data context
2011 3,739 Show data context 770 Show data context 13,569 Show data context 19,757 Show data context 37,414 Show data context 22,559 Show data context 49,093 Show data context
2021 3,812 Show data context 799 Show data context 10,775 Show data context 19,782 Show data context 33,927 Show data context 23,416 Show data context 48,192 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, Northumberland Unitary Authority (UA) through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026