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Affluence in IV3 8SD

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

Neighbourhood
Inverness Scorguie
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
587 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off IV3 8SD is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the IV3 8SD 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

54.7% of adults in the IV3 8SD area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 36.9% are retired and 2.2% are full-time students.

IV3 8SDScotland
Employee, full-time38.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.4%11.5%
Self-employed5.5%7.4%
Unemployed0%1.9%
Full-time student2.2%8.8%
Retired36.9%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.4%5.2%
Other1.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

32.9% of adults in the IV3 8SD area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

IV3 8SDScotland
Higher managerial & professional8.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional24.7%21.1%
Intermediate16.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.4%7.1%
Semi-routine13.3%11.2%
Routine13.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.6%6.8%
Full-time students1.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

23.6% of adults in the IV3 8SD area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 20.1% have no qualifications.

IV3 8SDScotland
Degree level or above23.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND12.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent19.9%18.9%
Apprenticeship11.2%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 8SD (Inverness Scorguie) (about 587 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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