Halifax Built-up Area : Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way)

Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Services
1971 90 Show data context 30 Show data context 17,880 Show data context 2,780 Show data context 11,220 Show data context
1991 40 Show data context 1,380 Show data context 8,180 Show data context 3,570 Show data context 16,600 Show data context
2001 148 Show data context 45 Show data context 8,245 Show data context 4,246 Show data context 21,810 Show data context
2011 38 Show data context 44 Show data context 5,359 Show data context 5,074 Show data context 27,365 Show data context
2021 58 Show data context 43 Show data context 3,918 Show data context 5,348 Show data context 28,000 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 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table UV034, Industry (17 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table KS605UK - Industry)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Industry (current)" (19 way))

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Total population at this Census, and for previous censuses. Where the latter appear, they are for the same area, so if there had been boundary changes they will differ from the population given for the same reporting unit by the previous census.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Halifax Built-up Area through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Simplified Industrial Structure (5-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026