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Postcode district · Dumfries and Galloway

Affluence in DG4

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

Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Region
Scotland
Population
4,521 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DG4 is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, DG4 scores 3.4 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
3.4/ 10
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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

51.2% of adults in DG4 are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 26% are retired and 5.1% are full-time students.

DG4Scotland
Employee, full-time30.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.4%11.5%
Self-employed7.9%7.4%
Unemployed2.1%1.9%
Full-time student5.1%8.8%
Retired26%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled8.7%5.2%
Other2.2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

18.4% of adults in DG4 work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DG4Scotland
Higher managerial & professional5.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional13.1%21.1%
Intermediate9.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed9.7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.2%7.1%
Semi-routine15.2%11.2%
Routine22.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.7%6.8%
Full-time students4.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

16.2% of adults in DG4 hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 29.1% have no qualifications.

DG4Scotland
Degree level or above16.2%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent26.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship7%7.6%
No qualifications29.1%16.7%

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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