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Affluence in DG2 7DZ

How DG2 7DZ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Troqueer
Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
623 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DG2 7DZ is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DG2 7DZ area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.0/ 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

55.9% of adults in the DG2 7DZ area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 19.4% are retired and 7% are full-time students.

DG2 7DZScotland
Employee, full-time34.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time14.1%11.5%
Self-employed7.4%7.4%
Unemployed2.2%1.9%
Full-time student7%8.8%
Retired19.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled9.3%5.2%
Other3.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

23.7% of adults in the DG2 7DZ area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DG2 7DZScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional16.9%21.1%
Intermediate11.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.8%7.1%
Semi-routine19.1%11.2%
Routine18%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.8%6.8%
Full-time students6.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

24.6% of adults in the DG2 7DZ area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 22.4% have no qualifications.

DG2 7DZScotland
Degree level or above24.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND12.8%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent22.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.5%7.6%
No qualifications22.4%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DG2 7DZ (Troqueer) (about 623 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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