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Affluence in DG5 4AF

How DG5 4AF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Dalbeattie
Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
915 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DG5 4AF is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DG5 4AF area scores 3.0 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
3.0/ 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

46.5% of adults in the DG5 4AF area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 36.9% are retired and 4.7% are full-time students.

DG5 4AFScotland
Employee, full-time27.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.4%11.5%
Self-employed7%7.4%
Unemployed1.6%1.9%
Full-time student4.7%8.8%
Retired36.9%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled5.6%5.2%
Other1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

26.5% of adults in the DG5 4AF area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DG5 4AFScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional19.7%21.1%
Intermediate11.3%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed10%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.2%7.1%
Semi-routine15%11.2%
Routine19%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8%6.8%
Full-time students4.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

19.6% of adults in the DG5 4AF area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 26.6% have no qualifications.

DG5 4AFScotland
Degree level or above19.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND12.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent23.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.3%7.6%
No qualifications26.6%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DG5 4AF (Dalbeattie) (about 915 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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