Fort William 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 40 Show data context 30 Show data context 610 Show data context 330 Show data context 720 Show data context
1991 230 Show data context 350 Show data context 530 Show data context 980 Show data context 2,760 Show data context
2001 149 Show data context 32 Show data context 696 Show data context 817 Show data context 3,059 Show data context
2011 149 Show data context 60 Show data context 525 Show data context 930 Show data context 3,592 Show data context
2021 208 Show data context 41 Show data context 571 Show data context 878 Show data context 3,864 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, Fort William 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: 31st May 2026