Leith Walk Ward : Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way)

Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Services
1971 30 Show data context 105 Show data context 3,607 Show data context 3,000 Show data context 6,817 Show data context
1991 30 Show data context 140 Show data context 1,320 Show data context 1,680 Show data context 8,730 Show data context
2001 50 Show data context 23 Show data context 1,111 Show data context 1,525 Show data context 12,129 Show data context
2011 48 Show data context 56 Show data context 608 Show data context 1,365 Show data context 17,585 Show data context
2021 67 Show data context 57 Show data context 899 Show data context 1,345 Show data context 19,302 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, Leith Walk Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026