Thornbury Ward : NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

Data cube chart.

NS Socio-economic Classfication (15 way) 2001 2011 2021
Employers in large establishments 12 Show data context 233 Show data context 4 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 403 Show data context 1,017 Show data context 604 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 649 Show data context 2,209 Show data context 1,525 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,142 Show data context 1,447 Show data context 2,056 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 562 Show data context 484 Show data context 529 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 304 Show data context 278 Show data context 395 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 1,034 Show data context 1,395 Show data context 1,643 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 154 Show data context 150 Show data context 158 Show data context
Own account workers 334 Show data context 484 Show data context 752 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 417 Show data context 354 Show data context 285 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 174 Show data context 277 Show data context 346 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 1,002 Show data context 1,142 Show data context 1,257 Show data context
Routine occupations 590 Show data context 726 Show data context 1,130 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 118 Show data context 223 Show data context 508 Show data context
Full-time students 518 Show data context 554 Show data context 505 Show data context
Date Source
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table UV031, NS-Sec (21 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" (National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (17 way))

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Number of persons with or without a university degree or equivalent qualification.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Thornbury Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 04th June 2026