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Affluence in Dunfermline

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

Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Population
59,030 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off Dunfermline is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, Dunfermline scores 6.4 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
6.4/ 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

60.3% of adults in Dunfermline are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 21.9% are retired and 6.1% are full-time students.

DunfermlineScotland
Employee, full-time41.7%36.1%
Employee, part-time12%11.5%
Self-employed6.5%7.4%
Unemployed2%1.9%
Full-time student6.1%8.8%
Retired21.9%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.5%5.2%
Other2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

37.5% of adults in Dunfermline work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DunfermlineScotland
Higher managerial & professional14%12%
Lower managerial & professional23.5%21.1%
Intermediate13.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.1%7.1%
Semi-routine11%11.2%
Routine12.9%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.7%6.8%
Full-time students5.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

33.3% of adults in Dunfermline hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 13.2% have no qualifications.

DunfermlineScotland
Degree level or above33.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent19.5%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.4%7.6%
No qualifications13.2%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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