Chelmsford 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 130 Show data context 40 Show data context 10,250 Show data context 4,010 Show data context 13,490 Show data context
1991 140 Show data context 370 Show data context 7,190 Show data context 5,770 Show data context 27,180 Show data context
2001 333 Show data context 78 Show data context 5,189 Show data context 6,823 Show data context 34,789 Show data context
2011 121 Show data context 27 Show data context 3,397 Show data context 7,024 Show data context 42,407 Show data context
2021 157 Show data context 33 Show data context 2,673 Show data context 8,151 Show data context 45,249 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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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, Chelmsford 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