Corstorphine Murrayfield Ward : Economically Active by Sex

Economically Active by Sex

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Data for 1971 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 6,398 Show data context 3,987 Show data context
Economically inactive 1,392 Show data context 5,867 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 5,958 Show data context 4,438 Show data context
Economically inactive 2,069 Show data context 5,322 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 5,958 Show data context 4,828 Show data context
Economically inactive 2,495 Show data context 5,159 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 6,114 Show data context 5,587 Show data context
Economically inactive 1,847 Show data context 3,275 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 6,260 Show data context 5,859 Show data context
Economically inactive 1,814 Show data context 2,912 Show data context
Date Source
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS05: "Economically Active (EA) residents: All residents aged 15 or over")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS09: "Employment Status: All Economically Active (EA) residents: Residents aged 16 and over")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S08 Economic position: Residents aged 16 and over [100%])
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Tables KS09b and KS09c - "Economic activity")
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Tables KS602UK and KS603UK - Economic activity)

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Comparing the total population of an area for consecutive Censuses.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Corstorphine Murrayfield Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Economically Active by Sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 02nd June 2026