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Affluence in IV2 6AE

How IV2 6AE ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Inverness Slackbuie
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
2,087 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off IV2 6AE is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the IV2 6AE area scores 8.0 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
8.0/ 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

74.6% of adults in the IV2 6AE area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 15.4% are retired and 4.7% are full-time students.

IV2 6AEScotland
Employee, full-time46.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time15.1%11.5%
Self-employed13.2%7.4%
Unemployed0.4%1.9%
Full-time student4.7%8.8%
Retired15.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.2%5.2%
Other1.9%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

44.6% of adults in the IV2 6AE area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

IV2 6AEScotland
Higher managerial & professional16.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional28.3%21.1%
Intermediate14.1%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed12.5%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.8%7.1%
Semi-routine7.2%11.2%
Routine9.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.8%6.8%
Full-time students4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

39.8% of adults in the IV2 6AE area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 6.3% have no qualifications.

IV2 6AEScotland
Degree level or above39.8%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.8%13.2%
Highers or equivalent14.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent14.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship11%7.6%
No qualifications6.3%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IV2 6AE (Inverness Slackbuie) (about 2,087 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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