the North East Ward : Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way)

Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Services
1971 23 Show data context 62 Show data context 7,055 Show data context 3,698 Show data context 6,312 Show data context
1991 0 Show data context 70 Show data context 1,290 Show data context 1,480 Show data context 4,250 Show data context
2001 39 Show data context 11 Show data context 786 Show data context 1,167 Show data context 4,364 Show data context
2011 9 Show data context 8 Show data context 553 Show data context 1,465 Show data context 5,696 Show data context
2021 14 Show data context 36 Show data context 651 Show data context 1,493 Show data context 6,658 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, the North East 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