PropertyEngine Logo
City

Affluence in Stirling

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

Council
Stirling
Region
Scotland
Population
39,824 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off Stirling is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, Stirling scores 5.6 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.6/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Its 48 neighbourhoods, from 1 to 10
12345678910
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

47.8% of adults in Stirling are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 19.8% are retired and 21.1% are full-time students.

StirlingScotland
Employee, full-time31.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.1%11.5%
Self-employed5.9%7.4%
Unemployed1.7%1.9%
Full-time student21.1%8.8%
Retired19.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.5%5.2%
Other2.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

30.5% of adults in Stirling work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

StirlingScotland
Higher managerial & professional12%12%
Lower managerial & professional18.5%21.1%
Intermediate9.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.9%7.1%
Semi-routine9.6%11.2%
Routine11.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.3%6.8%
Full-time students20.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

35.9% of adults in Stirling hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 13.2% have no qualifications.

StirlingScotland
Degree level or above35.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND12.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent15.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent16.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship5.9%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.

Explore

Look up another area

Postcode districts