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Affluence in DG8 0JS

How DG8 0JS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Machars North
Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
972 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DG8 0JS is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DG8 0JS 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

49.4% of adults in the DG8 0JS area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 33.2% are retired and 5.3% are full-time students.

DG8 0JSScotland
Employee, full-time25.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.5%11.5%
Self-employed13.6%7.4%
Unemployed0.7%1.9%
Full-time student5.3%8.8%
Retired33.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.6%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.2%5.2%
Other2.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

26.2% of adults in the DG8 0JS area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DG8 0JSScotland
Higher managerial & professional8.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional18%21.1%
Intermediate9.1%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed17.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.9%7.1%
Semi-routine10.9%11.2%
Routine15.8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.5%6.8%
Full-time students4.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

24.4% of adults in the DG8 0JS area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 25.6% have no qualifications.

DG8 0JSScotland
Degree level or above24.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND10.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent22%18.9%
Apprenticeship6%7.6%
No qualifications25.6%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DG8 0JS (Machars North) (about 972 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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