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Washington Central: Industry

Location Type: Electoral Wards/Divisions, ONS Geographic Code: E05001173

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Key Facts

All Residents 10,851
Male 5,227
Female 5,624
Households 4,922
Population Density (people/km2) 3,371.7
Table Codets060
Issued2022-12-08
Unit of MeasurePerson
Number of Response Options88

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents aged 16 years and over in employment the week before the census in England and Wales by industry. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

Classifies people aged 16 years and over who were in employment between 15 March and 21 March 2021 by the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code that represents their current industry or business.

The SIC code is assigned based on the information provided about a firm or organisation’s main activity.

Industry (current): Total: All usual residents aged 16 years and over in employment the week before the census 4,694
A: Agriculture, Forestry and fishing 5
01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 4
02 Forestry and logging 0
03 Fishing and aquaculture 1
B: Mining and quarrying 16
05 Mining of coal and lignite 1
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas 13
07 Mining of metal ores 0
08 Other mining and quarrying 2
09 Mining support service activities 0
C: Manufacturing 596
10 Manufacture of food products 22
11 Manufacture of beverages 2
12 Manufacture of tobacco products 0
13 Manufacture of textiles 23
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 3
15 Manufacture of leather and related products 4
16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles o 3
17 Manufacture of paper and paper products 11
18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media 28
19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 3
20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 17
21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 4
22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 22
23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 5
24 Manufacture of basic metals 17
25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 51
26 Manufacture of computer, electrical and optical products 15
27 Manufacture of electrical equipment 13
28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment not otherwise specified 28
29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 170
30 Manufacture of other transport equipment 9
31 Manufacture of furniture 7
32 Other Manufacturing 129
33 Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 10
D: Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 71
35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 71
E: Water supply; Sewerage, Waste management and Remediation activities 25
36 Water collection, treatment and supply 13
37 Sewerage 0
38 Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery 12
39 Remediation activities and other waste management services 0
F: Construction 347
41 Construction of buildings; 42 Civil engineering; 43 Specialised construction activities 347
G: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 782
45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 90
46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 106
47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 570
48 Wholesale and retail not otherwise specified 16
H: Transport and storage 258
49 Land transport and transport via pipelines 125
50 Water transport 1
51 Air transport 7
52 Warehousing and support activities for transportation 52
53 Postal and courier activities 73
I: Accommodation and food service activities 190
55 Accommodation 23
56 Food and beverage service activities 167
J: Information and communication 126
58 Publishing activities 3
59 Motion picture, video and television production, sound recording and music publishing activities 5
60 Programming and broadcasting activities 3
61 Telecommunications 46
62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 66
63 Information service activities 3
K: Financial and insurance activities 145
64 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 85
65 Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security 29
66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities 31
L: Real estate activities 55
68 Real estate activities 55
M: Professional, scientific and technical activities 144
69 Legal and accounting activities 54
70 Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 21
71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 40
72 Scientific research and development 2
73 Advertising and market research 14
74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities 11
75 Veterinary activities 2
N: Administrative and support service activities 243
77 Rental and leasing activities 12
78 Employment activities 28
79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities 16
80 Security and investigation activities 29
81 Services to buildings and landscape activities 98
82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 60
O: Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 495
84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 495
P: Education 421
85 Education 421
Q: Human health and social work activities 599
86 Human health activities 337
87 Residential care activities 67
88 Social work activities without accommodation 195
R, S, T, U Other 176
90 Creative, arts and entertainment activities 13
91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities 8
92 Gambling and betting activities 26
93 Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 38
94 Activities of membership organisations 14
95 Repair of computers and personal and household goods 3
96 Other personal service activities 73
97 Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel 1
98 Undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of private households for own use 0
99 Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies 0

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