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Affluence in DG4 6BD

How DG4 6BD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Upper Nithsdale
Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
497 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DG4 6BD is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DG4 6BD 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

50.1% of adults in the DG4 6BD area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 35.1% are retired and 6% are full-time students.

DG4 6BDScotland
Employee, full-time25.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time15.8%11.5%
Self-employed9.3%7.4%
Unemployed0.5%1.9%
Full-time student6%8.8%
Retired35.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.3%5.2%
Other2.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

15.3% of adults in the DG4 6BD area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DG4 6BDScotland
Higher managerial & professional3.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional12%21.1%
Intermediate9.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed11.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.8%7.1%
Semi-routine15.8%11.2%
Routine21.6%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed12%6.8%
Full-time students4.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

16.8% of adults in the DG4 6BD area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 34.1% have no qualifications.

DG4 6BDScotland
Degree level or above16.8%32.5%
College or HNC/HND9.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent6.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent24.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.8%7.6%
No qualifications34.1%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DG4 6BD (Upper Nithsdale) (about 497 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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