Tavistock South West Ward : Economically Active by Sex

Economically Active by Sex

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Data for 1971 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 310 Show data context 174 Show data context
Economically inactive 107 Show data context 342 Show data context
Data for 1981 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 657 Show data context 396 Show data context
Economically inactive 205 Show data context 593 Show data context
Data for 1991 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 757 Show data context 587 Show data context
Economically inactive 294 Show data context 621 Show data context
Data for 2001 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 823 Show data context 743 Show data context
Economically inactive 235 Show data context 435 Show data context
Data for 2011 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 809 Show data context 833 Show data context
Economically inactive 233 Show data context 367 Show data context
Data for 2021 Sex
Economically Active Male Female
Economically active 767 Show data context 780 Show data context
Economically inactive 481 Show data context 650 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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The early censuses reported the total number of families rather than households, and then sometimes provided a classification of families by occupation.


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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/13507909/cube/CENSUS_ACTIVE_GEN

Date accessed: 02nd June 2026