Oswestry West Ward : Economically Active by Sex

Economically Active by Sex

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Data for 1971 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 569 Show data context 322 Show data context
Economically inactive 164 Show data context 606 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 817 Show data context 577 Show data context
Economically inactive 332 Show data context 863 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 883 Show data context 687 Show data context
Economically inactive 363 Show data context 758 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 951 Show data context 783 Show data context
Economically inactive 340 Show data context 515 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 1,024 Show data context 914 Show data context
Economically inactive 331 Show data context 479 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 945 Show data context 915 Show data context
Economically inactive 543 Show data context 743 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 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Tables KS009b and KS009c - "Economic activity")
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Tables KS602UK and KS603UK - Economic activity)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Economic activity status" (12 way) by Sex)

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These data are summarised from the report of the 1851 Census of Religion, and list the number of 'attendances' at each church on the census Sunday. If a person went to more than one service, each of these visits was counted separately.


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

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Date accessed: 03rd June 2026