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Affluence in DG2 9BW

How DG2 9BW ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Summerville
Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
626 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DG2 9BW is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DG2 9BW area scores 4.0 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
4.0/ 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

57.1% of adults in the DG2 9BW area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 19.8% are retired and 5.6% are full-time students.

DG2 9BWScotland
Employee, full-time33.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time17.9%11.5%
Self-employed6%7.4%
Unemployed2.7%1.9%
Full-time student5.6%8.8%
Retired19.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family5.6%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled5.6%5.2%
Other2.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

18.8% of adults in the DG2 9BW area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DG2 9BWScotland
Higher managerial & professional5.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional13.6%21.1%
Intermediate11.1%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.4%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7%7.1%
Semi-routine19.8%11.2%
Routine22.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.8%6.8%
Full-time students6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

20.2% of adults in the DG2 9BW area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 21.2% have no qualifications.

DG2 9BWScotland
Degree level or above20.2%32.5%
College or HNC/HND9.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.3%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent29.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.9%7.6%
No qualifications21.2%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 9BW (Summerville) (about 626 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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