Blackwatertown Ward : Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way)

Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Services
1991 251 Show data context 19 Show data context 152 Show data context 131 Show data context 774 Show data context
2001 183 Show data context 16 Show data context 239 Show data context 321 Show data context 1,016 Show data context
2011 170 Show data context 7 Show data context 250 Show data context 412 Show data context 1,443 Show data context
2021 180 Show data context 11 Show data context 286 Show data context 479 Show data context 1,637 Show data context
Date Source
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S73N Industry (10% sample): Residents aged 16 and over)
2001 Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Table UV034, Industry (17 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table KS605UK - Industry)
2021 Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Flexible Table Builder: "Industry (Current) - 19 Categories")

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 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.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Blackwatertown Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way), A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/13483632/cube/IND_SECTOR_5WAY

Date accessed: 01st June 2026