Stromness and South Isles 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 8 Show data context 23 Show data context 4 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 18 Show data context 112 Show data context 46 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 61 Show data context 455 Show data context 181 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 201 Show data context 324 Show data context 356 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 68 Show data context 86 Show data context 58 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 38 Show data context 45 Show data context 59 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 95 Show data context 159 Show data context 181 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 113 Show data context 87 Show data context 97 Show data context
Own account workers 162 Show data context 226 Show data context 257 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 105 Show data context 150 Show data context 116 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 52 Show data context 78 Show data context 85 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 286 Show data context 380 Show data context 357 Show data context
Routine occupations 219 Show data context 296 Show data context 358 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 57 Show data context 56 Show data context 112 Show data context
Full-time students 72 Show data context 91 Show data context 76 Show data context
Date Source
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV31, NS-SeC (51 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV607, NS-SeC, for "all people aged 16 and over")

This website exists to help people doing personal research projects on particular areas within a locality. So long as you are using our data for only a small number of units, you are not making money out of what you are doing, and you are not systematically re-publishing our data, you do not need to request permission from us, but you do need to acknowledge us as your source with the wording:

"This work is based on data provided through www.VisionofBritain.org.uk and uses historical material which is copyright of the Great Britain Historical GIS Project and the University of Portsmouth".

Where the above statement is included in a web page or similar online resource, the reference to "www.VisionofBritain.org.uk" must be a working hyperlink.

nCube definition


This simple four-way classification of ethnicity can be presented for four recent censuses.


How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/13454840/cube/NS_SEC_15WAY

Date accessed: 05th June 2026