Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 949 Show data context 2,160 Show data context 4,271 Show data context 2,114 Show data context 2,489 Show data context 403 Show data context 278 Show data context
1861 1,358 Show data context 2,977 Show data context 7,873 Show data context 2,810 Show data context 2,859 Show data context 426 Show data context 388 Show data context
1881 975 Show data context 5,387 Show data context 15,384 Show data context 5,470 Show data context 6,895 Show data context 1,535 Show data context 986 Show data context
1911 1,164 Show data context 19,742 Show data context 28,524 Show data context 14,491 Show data context 16,259 Show data context 3,961 Show data context 2,957 Show data context
1931 938 Show data context 18,799 Show data context 21,653 Show data context 11,699 Show data context 18,857 Show data context 1,806 Show data context 5,154 Show data context
1951 751 Show data context 13,693 Show data context 35,275 Show data context 11,780 Show data context 14,140 Show data context 1,059 Show data context 6,818 Show data context
1971 832 Show data context 6,874 Show data context 37,412 Show data context 12,868 Show data context 14,278 Show data context 4,513 Show data context 12,112 Show data context
1991 149 Show data context 277 Show data context 20,629 Show data context 11,866 Show data context 22,014 Show data context 7,941 Show data context 15,379 Show data context
2011 157 Show data context 151 Show data context 11,137 Show data context 14,348 Show data context 26,921 Show data context 14,012 Show data context 25,156 Show data context
Date: Source:
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 17 , 'Occupations of Males aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1881 - 2011 Census of Population
1971 1971 Census of England and Wales, Economic activity County Leaflets, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex', for 'County, county boroughs, urban areas with populations of 50,000 or more, conurbation centres'

This website exists to help people doing personal research projects on particular areas within a locality. So long as you are using our data for only a small number of units, you are not making money out of what you are doing, and you are not systematically re-publishing our data, you do not need to request permission from us, but you do need to acknowledge us as your source with the wording:

"This work is based on data provided through www.VisionofBritain.org.uk and uses historical material which is copyright of the Great Britain Historical GIS Project and the University of Portsmouth".

Where the above statement is included in a web page or similar online resource, the reference to "www.VisionofBritain.org.uk" must be a working hyperlink.

nCube definition



How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Gateshead District through time | Statistics |, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10092759/cube/IND_SECTOR_GEN

Date accessed: 19th April 2024