Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

No chart.

Data for 1951 Sex
1951 Occupational Classification Male Female
Fishermen 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Agriculture 445 Show data context 42 Show data context
Mining & Quarrying 10 Show data context 0 Show data context
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc 143 Show data context 0 Show data context
Coal, Gas, Chemicals 20 Show data context 0 Show data context
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering 4,877 Show data context 168 Show data context
Textiles 20 Show data context 136 Show data context
Leather, Fur 64 Show data context 16 Show data context
Textile Goods, Dress 52 Show data context 282 Show data context
Food, Drink, Tobacco 227 Show data context 92 Show data context
Wood, Cane & Cork 430 Show data context 2 Show data context
Paper, Printing 124 Show data context 44 Show data context
Other Products 63 Show data context 33 Show data context
Building 992 Show data context 0 Show data context
Painters & Decorators 357 Show data context 2 Show data context
Administrators, Directors, Managers 546 Show data context 33 Show data context
Transport 2,467 Show data context 237 Show data context
Commerce, Finance 1,736 Show data context 1,070 Show data context
Professional, Technical 995 Show data context 541 Show data context
Defence 328 Show data context 11 Show data context
Entertainment & Sport 113 Show data context 35 Show data context
Personal Service 542 Show data context 1,585 Show data context
Clerks, Typists, etc 1,369 Show data context 1,806 Show data context
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc. 575 Show data context 164 Show data context
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers 267 Show data context 23 Show data context
Workers in Unskilled Occupations 1,344 Show data context 243 Show data context
Other & Undefined 102 Show data context 13 Show data context
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied 2,258 Show data context 15,321 Show data context
Date: Source:
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, Occupations, Table 21 , 'Selected Occupations with Status Aggregates - abridged analysis', for 'Con divisions and sub-divisions, Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD, NT'

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


All persons of working age (15 or above in 1951), categorised by gender and the system of 28 occupational 'Orders' used by the 1951 Census of Population. This includes the 'Unoccupied and Retired' who constitute Order 28.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Peterborough MB through time | Industry Statistics | Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10136805/cube/OCC_ORD1951

Date accessed: 21st September 2024