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Affluence in DG3 5AA

How DG3 5AA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Thornhill
Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
737 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DG3 5AA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DG3 5AA area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
6.0/ 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

43.4% of adults in the DG3 5AA area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 37.3% are retired and 3.1% are full-time students.

DG3 5AAScotland
Employee, full-time24.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.4%11.5%
Self-employed7.6%7.4%
Unemployed0.5%1.9%
Full-time student3.1%8.8%
Retired37.3%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.6%5.2%
Other3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

26.2% of adults in the DG3 5AA area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DG3 5AAScotland
Higher managerial & professional5.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional20.3%21.1%
Intermediate11.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed13.7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.8%7.1%
Semi-routine15.3%11.2%
Routine13.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.1%6.8%
Full-time students3.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

23.6% of adults in the DG3 5AA area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 22.1% have no qualifications.

DG3 5AAScotland
Degree level or above23.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND12.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent23.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.2%7.6%
No qualifications22.1%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DG3 5AA (Thornhill) (about 737 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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