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Affluence in IV3 8RU

How IV3 8RU ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Inverness Kinmylies and South West
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
482 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off IV3 8RU is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the IV3 8RU area scores 7.0 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
7.0/ 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

55.1% of adults in the IV3 8RU area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 34.7% are retired and 2.5% are full-time students.

IV3 8RUScotland
Employee, full-time34.7%36.1%
Employee, part-time15%11.5%
Self-employed5.4%7.4%
Unemployed0%1.9%
Full-time student2.5%8.8%
Retired34.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family0.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4%5.2%
Other1.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

27.4% of adults in the IV3 8RU area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

IV3 8RUScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional19.5%21.1%
Intermediate18.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.6%7.1%
Semi-routine14.4%11.2%
Routine17.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4%6.8%
Full-time students2.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

20.9% of adults in the IV3 8RU area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 20.1% have no qualifications.

IV3 8RUScotland
Degree level or above20.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND10.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12.4%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent24.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship10.7%7.6%
No qualifications20.1%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IV3 8RU (Inverness Kinmylies and South West) (about 482 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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