Isles of Scilly Unitary Authority

Statistics

Statistical comparisons will be made with Great Britain (change comparison)

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Learning & Language

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.
Life & Death

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.
Work & Poverty

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Birthplace & Religion

Birthplace & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

Notes

The Isles of Scilly have a unique legal status, and in significant ways are not part of Cornwall. They were listed by the 2001 Census of Population as a District within Cornwall, by the 2011 Census of Population as a Unitary Authority, and are not mentioned in the Cornwall (Structural Change) Order 2008.

The following alternate names for this unit exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
ISLES OF SCILLY Preferred English     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
00HF Code: Office for National Statistics English by 2011   Census of Population (2011 Key Statistics)
15UH Code: Office for National Statistics English   by 2011 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BRYHER Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
ST AGNES Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
ST MARTINS Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
ST MARYS Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)
TRESCO Modern (2024) Ward     Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal (Wards (December 2024) Boundaries UK)

We know of no associations with other units.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
SOUTH WEST Government Region     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY Modern (post 1974) County   01 Apr 2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Boundary Map of Isles of Scilly Unitary Authority

If the boundaries of the District/Unitary Authority changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Isles of Scilly (Unitary Authority) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10076742

Date accessed: 13th November 2025