Fort William and Ardnamurchan Ward : Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way)

Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Services
1971 465 Show data context 44 Show data context 1,207 Show data context 637 Show data context 2,032 Show data context
1991 490 Show data context 320 Show data context 370 Show data context 910 Show data context 2,860 Show data context
2001 309 Show data context 53 Show data context 477 Show data context 870 Show data context 3,307 Show data context
2011 265 Show data context 72 Show data context 408 Show data context 948 Show data context 3,925 Show data context
2021 297 Show data context 69 Show data context 485 Show data context 867 Show data context 4,229 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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Total population at this Census, and for previous censuses. Where the latter appear, they are for the same area, so if there had been boundary changes they will differ from the population given for the same reporting unit by the previous census.


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

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Date accessed: 02nd June 2026