Swansea Built-up Area : NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

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NS Socio-economic Classfication (15 way) 2001 2011 2021
Employers in large establishments 278 Show data context 1,741 Show data context 80 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,870 Show data context 7,521 Show data context 3,347 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 4,306 Show data context 22,824 Show data context 10,054 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 10,721 Show data context 14,404 Show data context 16,210 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 4,318 Show data context 4,794 Show data context 4,476 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 3,022 Show data context 3,626 Show data context 3,608 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 9,435 Show data context 15,855 Show data context 16,290 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,212 Show data context 2,506 Show data context 2,378 Show data context
Own account workers 3,074 Show data context 5,604 Show data context 7,498 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 5,705 Show data context 5,250 Show data context 3,525 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 2,498 Show data context 3,868 Show data context 4,193 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 13,210 Show data context 19,290 Show data context 17,803 Show data context
Routine occupations 10,011 Show data context 15,184 Show data context 17,707 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 5,162 Show data context 7,407 Show data context 13,353 Show data context
Full-time students 12,299 Show data context 19,941 Show data context 20,946 Show data context
Date Source
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table UV031, NS-Sec (21 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" (National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (17 way))

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The 1831 census provided information at parish-level on the number of males aged over 20 in each of nine occupational categories (plus numbers of male servants under 20, and female servants). These are the most detailed Census parish-level occupational data ever published. Information on the precise occupations of workers in retail trade and handicrafts was also published at county-level.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Swansea Built-up Area through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 07th June 2026