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Affluence in ML6 9QU

How ML6 9QU ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Calderbank and Brownsburn
Council
North Lanarkshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
721 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ML6 9QU is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the ML6 9QU 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

49% of adults in the ML6 9QU area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 41.2% are retired and 4.4% are full-time students.

ML6 9QUScotland
Employee, full-time30.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.1%11.5%
Self-employed7.1%7.4%
Unemployed0.4%1.9%
Full-time student4.4%8.8%
Retired41.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.2%5.2%
Other1.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

41.6% of adults in the ML6 9QU area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

ML6 9QUScotland
Higher managerial & professional13.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional27.9%21.1%
Intermediate19.3%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed9.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.4%7.1%
Semi-routine8.4%11.2%
Routine7.9%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.8%6.8%
Full-time students4.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

30.4% of adults in the ML6 9QU area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 16.9% have no qualifications.

ML6 9QUScotland
Degree level or above30.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent16.9%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.8%7.6%
No qualifications16.9%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ML6 9QU (Calderbank and Brownsburn) (about 721 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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