Arbroath 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 160 Show data context 10 Show data context 3,200 Show data context 1,100 Show data context 4,000 Show data context
1991 110 Show data context 100 Show data context 2,170 Show data context 1,530 Show data context 5,000 Show data context
2001 192 Show data context 368 Show data context 1,492 Show data context 1,447 Show data context 6,110 Show data context
2011 302 Show data context 295 Show data context 1,340 Show data context 1,599 Show data context 7,307 Show data context
2021 243 Show data context 403 Show data context 1,178 Show data context 1,517 Show data context 7,433 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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nCube definition


Housing density, simplified to under 1 person per room, 1 to 1.5, and over 1.5. Data for these categories can be computed for districts in England and Wales for all censuses from 1931 onwards, but for Scotland they can only be computed for 1971 on.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Arbroath 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