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Affluence in DG2 9PE

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

Neighbourhood
Lochside and Lincluden
Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
878 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DG2 9PE is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DG2 9PE 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

60.7% of adults in the DG2 9PE area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 13.4% are retired and 6.8% are full-time students.

DG2 9PEScotland
Employee, full-time35%36.1%
Employee, part-time20.9%11.5%
Self-employed4.8%7.4%
Unemployed3%1.9%
Full-time student6.8%8.8%
Retired13.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family5.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.8%5.2%
Other3.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

14.7% of adults in the DG2 9PE area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DG2 9PEScotland
Higher managerial & professional2.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional12.6%21.1%
Intermediate12.3%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.7%7.1%
Semi-routine20.7%11.2%
Routine21.8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.1%6.8%
Full-time students7.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

11.9% of adults in the DG2 9PE area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 23.4% have no qualifications.

DG2 9PEScotland
Degree level or above11.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent31.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.1%7.6%
No qualifications23.4%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 9PE (Lochside and Lincluden) (about 878 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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