Thurso and Northwest Caithness Ward : Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way)

Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Services
1971 581 Show data context 0 Show data context 674 Show data context 607 Show data context 3,637 Show data context
1991 290 Show data context 20 Show data context 710 Show data context 730 Show data context 3,960 Show data context
2001 286 Show data context 108 Show data context 715 Show data context 1,019 Show data context 3,852 Show data context
2011 297 Show data context 101 Show data context 434 Show data context 1,259 Show data context 4,315 Show data context
2021 268 Show data context 108 Show data context 472 Show data context 1,519 Show data context 3,690 Show data context
Date Source
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS28: "SEG and industry (10% Sample))
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S73 Industry (10% sample): Residents aged 16 and over)
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV34, Industry (17 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table KS605UK - Industry)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV605, "Industry")

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This very simplified view of the changing industrial base of communities does identify the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but provides no breakdown of the service sector, in which the large majority of us now work.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Thurso and Northwest Caithness Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026