Brentwood District :
Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way)

Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 1,929 Show data context 1 Show data context 635 Show data context 319 Show data context 985 Show data context 116 Show data context 113 Show data context
1861 1,910 Show data context 0 Show data context 613 Show data context 303 Show data context 879 Show data context 83 Show data context 200 Show data context
1881 1,578 Show data context 3 Show data context 905 Show data context 774 Show data context 1,918 Show data context 170 Show data context 844 Show data context
1911 2,718 Show data context 23 Show data context 1,697 Show data context 1,624 Show data context 2,830 Show data context 423 Show data context 826 Show data context
1931 1,229 Show data context 14 Show data context 1,670 Show data context 2,258 Show data context 3,760 Show data context 606 Show data context 1,487 Show data context
1951 1,285 Show data context 5 Show data context 3,319 Show data context 2,602 Show data context 3,426 Show data context 281 Show data context 3,412 Show data context
1971 590 Show data context 30 Show data context 10,050 Show data context 5,131 Show data context 5,719 Show data context 2,742 Show data context 5,648 Show data context
1991 544 Show data context 0 Show data context 4,737 Show data context 3,871 Show data context 6,549 Show data context 6,107 Show data context 6,369 Show data context
2001 365 Show data context 27 Show data context 3,293 Show data context 4,485 Show data context 6,941 Show data context 10,058 Show data context 7,650 Show data context
2011 174 Show data context 12 Show data context 2,033 Show data context 5,104 Show data context 7,438 Show data context 11,737 Show data context 9,753 Show data context
2021 159 Show data context 36 Show data context 1,679 Show data context 6,238 Show data context 6,950 Show data context 13,079 Show data context 9,767 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 Great Britain Historical GIS Project Computed from 1881 microdata
1911 1911 Census of England and Wales, Occupations Vol 1, Table 15 A, 'Grouped occupations of Males and Females aged 10 years and upwards, in Administrative Counties, County Boroughs, Metropolitan Boroughs, Urban Districts of which the population exceeded 5,000 persons, aggregates of other Urban Districts, and aggregates of Rural Districts; also proportion per 1,000 of unmarried, married, widowed, and of married and widowed women engaged in occupations, and proportion of female domestic servants to separate occupiers or families, 1911 - Males'
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 3 , 'Industries (condensed list) of Males and Females (exclusive of persons out of work)'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 3 , 'Industries (Orders and Selected Units) and Status Aggregates. Occupied Males and Females aged 15 and over', for 'Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD, NT'
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'
1991 Census of Population
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table UV034, Industry (17 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table KS605UK - Industry)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Industry (current)" (19 way))

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Here we present how the economic foundations of each locality have changed over time, identifying the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but also breaking down Services into those which, broadly, sell directly to consumers; those which deal mainly with other buinesses, including financial services; and public services, including education and health.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Brentwood through time | Industry Statistics | Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10188969/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 11th November 2025