Wester Ross Strathpeffer and Lochalsh Ward : Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way)

Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Services
1971 668 Show data context 10 Show data context 91 Show data context 850 Show data context 1,903 Show data context
1991 700 Show data context 60 Show data context 160 Show data context 810 Show data context 2,750 Show data context
2001 496 Show data context 46 Show data context 337 Show data context 1,004 Show data context 3,373 Show data context
2011 448 Show data context 52 Show data context 275 Show data context 1,088 Show data context 4,089 Show data context
2021 442 Show data context 73 Show data context 392 Show data context 1,001 Show data context 4,240 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, Wester Ross Strathpeffer and Lochalsh 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