Census Data

Tyne and Wear: Industry

Location Type: Metropolitan Counties, ONS Geographic Code: E11000007

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Key Facts

All Residents 1,127,191
Male 550,666
Female 576,524
Households 498,496

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Metropolitan Counties. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Tyne and Wear. They may not, therefore, be precisely accurate. Age-standardised statistics and population density are not available for aggregated datasets.

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 489,536
A: Agriculture, Forestry and fishing 669
01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 546
02 Forestry and logging 29
03 Fishing and aquaculture 94
B: Mining and quarrying 2,099
05 Mining of coal and lignite 55
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas 1,800
07 Mining of metal ores 1
08 Other mining and quarrying 90
09 Mining support service activities 153
C: Manufacturing 38,889
10 Manufacture of food products 3,278
11 Manufacture of beverages 432
12 Manufacture of tobacco products 26
13 Manufacture of textiles 719
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 665
15 Manufacture of leather and related products 83
16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles o 306
17 Manufacture of paper and paper products 473
18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media 2,160
19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 191
20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 1,356
21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 1,893
22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 1,446
23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 691
24 Manufacture of basic metals 977
25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 2,755
26 Manufacture of computer, electrical and optical products 1,402
27 Manufacture of electrical equipment 974
28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment not otherwise specified 1,871
29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 7,962
30 Manufacture of other transport equipment 824
31 Manufacture of furniture 1,026
32 Other Manufacturing 6,645
33 Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 734
D: Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 5,062
35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 5,062
E: Water supply; Sewerage, Waste management and Remediation activities 2,809
36 Water collection, treatment and supply 1,207
37 Sewerage 123
38 Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery 1,294
39 Remediation activities and other waste management services 185
F: Construction 36,632
41 Construction of buildings; 42 Civil engineering; 43 Specialised construction activities 36,632
G: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 70,347
45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7,188
46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10,248
47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 51,121
48 Wholesale and retail not otherwise specified 1,790
H: Transport and storage 22,938
49 Land transport and transport via pipelines 12,389
50 Water transport 643
51 Air transport 822
52 Warehousing and support activities for transportation 3,195
53 Postal and courier activities 5,889
I: Accommodation and food service activities 27,161
55 Accommodation 3,088
56 Food and beverage service activities 24,073
J: Information and communication 19,337
58 Publishing activities 515
59 Motion picture, video and television production, sound recording and music publishing activities 877
60 Programming and broadcasting activities 513
61 Telecommunications 5,306
62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 11,680
63 Information service activities 446
K: Financial and insurance activities 14,715
64 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 7,671
65 Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security 3,621
66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities 3,423
L: Real estate activities 7,088
68 Real estate activities 7,088
M: Professional, scientific and technical activities 23,143
69 Legal and accounting activities 8,219
70 Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2,582
71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 5,434
72 Scientific research and development 1,628
73 Advertising and market research 2,424
74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities 2,071
75 Veterinary activities 785
N: Administrative and support service activities 24,770
77 Rental and leasing activities 1,110
78 Employment activities 2,900
79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities 2,025
80 Security and investigation activities 2,448
81 Services to buildings and landscape activities 10,428
82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5,859
O: Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 41,327
84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 41,327
P: Education 48,943
85 Education 48,943
Q: Human health and social work activities 83,891
86 Human health activities 52,746
87 Residential care activities 8,002
88 Social work activities without accommodation 23,143
R, S, T, U Other 19,716
90 Creative, arts and entertainment activities 3,209
91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities 916
92 Gambling and betting activities 1,748
93 Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 3,947
94 Activities of membership organisations 2,345
95 Repair of computers and personal and household goods 398
96 Other personal service activities 7,040
97 Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel 93
98 Undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of private households for own use 0
99 Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies 20

These values are calculated by adding up the values for census output areas contained within Tyne and Wear. They may, therefore, be slightly inaccurate due to administrative boundaries not precisely aligning with census boundaries.

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