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Affluence in DG11 1SG

How DG11 1SG ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Mid Nithsdale
Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
525 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DG11 1SG is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DG11 1SG area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

ONS publishes small-area income estimates for England and Wales only.
Work

Who is in work

64.1% of adults in the DG11 1SG area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 23.5% are retired and 6% are full-time students.

DG11 1SGScotland
Employee, full-time32.6%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.4%11.5%
Self-employed19.2%7.4%
Unemployed0.6%1.9%
Full-time student6%8.8%
Retired23.5%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.7%5.2%
Other1.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

32.6% of adults in the DG11 1SG area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DG11 1SGScotland
Higher managerial & professional9.5%12%
Lower managerial & professional23.1%21.1%
Intermediate8.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed21%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.4%7.1%
Semi-routine13.2%11.2%
Routine10.1%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.7%6.8%
Full-time students4.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

33% of adults in the DG11 1SG area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 13.6% have no qualifications.

DG11 1SGScotland
Degree level or above33%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent14%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent20.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship6.6%7.6%
No qualifications13.6%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DG11 1SG (Mid Nithsdale) (about 525 residents).

Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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