Portaferry Ward : NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way)

NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Higher managerial, administrative & professional occupations Intermediate occupations Routine & manual occupations Never worked & long-term unemployed
1991 358 Show data context 241 Show data context 332 Show data context 53 Show data context
2001 463 Show data context 638 Show data context 879 Show data context 254 Show data context
2011 1,159 Show data context 896 Show data context 910 Show data context 423 Show data context
2021 686 Show data context 746 Show data context 744 Show data context 521 Show data context
Date Source
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S92N SEG and economic position: Economically active residents)
2001 Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification (49 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Flexible Table Builder: "National Statistics Socio-economic Classification" (15 way))

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nCube definition


Housing density, simplified to under 1 person per room, 1 to 1.5, and over 1.5. Data for these categories can be computed for districts in England and Wales for all censuses from 1931 onwards, but for Scotland they can only be computed for 1971 on.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Portaferry Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 01st August 2026