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Affluence in DG5 4EA

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

Neighbourhood
Dalbeattie
Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
824 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DG5 4EA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DG5 4EA 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

52.7% of adults in the DG5 4EA area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 28.6% are retired and 4.9% are full-time students.

DG5 4EAScotland
Employee, full-time30.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.8%11.5%
Self-employed9.1%7.4%
Unemployed1%1.9%
Full-time student4.9%8.8%
Retired28.6%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.6%5.2%
Other2.9%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

20.9% of adults in the DG5 4EA area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DG5 4EAScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional14.1%21.1%
Intermediate11%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed11.4%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.5%7.1%
Semi-routine18%11.2%
Routine17%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.1%6.8%
Full-time students5.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

20.9% of adults in the DG5 4EA area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 24.8% have no qualifications.

DG5 4EAScotland
Degree level or above20.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.8%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent21.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship10.6%7.6%
No qualifications24.8%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 4EA (Dalbeattie) (about 824 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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