Ayr 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 180 Show data context 690 Show data context 6,170 Show data context 4,480 Show data context 13,100 Show data context
1991 140 Show data context 300 Show data context 4,000 Show data context 4,060 Show data context 16,090 Show data context
2001 320 Show data context 95 Show data context 3,656 Show data context 3,871 Show data context 18,257 Show data context
2011 131 Show data context 158 Show data context 2,342 Show data context 3,743 Show data context 21,093 Show data context
2021 160 Show data context 143 Show data context 2,396 Show data context 3,621 Show data context 20,748 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, Ayr 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: 01st June 2026