Kirkwall East 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 10 Show data context 58 Show data context 1 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 46 Show data context 141 Show data context 107 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 80 Show data context 742 Show data context 261 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 357 Show data context 481 Show data context 618 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 127 Show data context 156 Show data context 131 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 97 Show data context 105 Show data context 112 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 245 Show data context 390 Show data context 450 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 129 Show data context 142 Show data context 124 Show data context
Own account workers 147 Show data context 213 Show data context 287 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 215 Show data context 261 Show data context 178 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 90 Show data context 129 Show data context 164 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 514 Show data context 696 Show data context 650 Show data context
Routine occupations 407 Show data context 553 Show data context 676 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 72 Show data context 80 Show data context 183 Show data context
Full-time students 155 Show data context 160 Show data context 157 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")

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Houses categorised by occupancy.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Kirkwall East 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: 09th June 2026