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Administrative Areas

Ward
Lochar
Local Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency
Dumfries and Galloway
Country
Scotland

Demographics

Area Type
Other Urban Area
Households
33
Population
74
Males
47%
Females
53%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 6976 = least deprived in Scotland)
6976

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
17
Scotland❚DG1 1JW❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
7
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
6
C2 Skilled manual workers
3
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
1

Age Groups

Population
74
Under 16
14%
16 - 64
51%
65 or over
35%
Under 4
7%
5 - 15
7%
16 - 29
7%
30 - 44
14%
45 - 59
26%
60 - 74
24%
75 or over
16%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
64
Single
13
Married
38
Separated
1
Divorced
7
Widowed
5

Health

Population
74
Very good
37
Good
19
Fair
16
Bad
2

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
64
Scotland❚DG1 1JW❚
Degree or above
28
2+ A Levels or equivalent
8
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
7
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
8
No qualifications
13

Ethnicity

Population
74
White British
10
White Scottish
60
White Other
2
Mixed Other
1
Asian Other
1

Country of Birth

Population
74
England
14
Scotland
55
France
1
Nigeria
1
South Africa
1
Slovakia
1

Religion

Population
74
Christian
40
Buddhist
1
Other
1
No religion
22
Not stated
10

Industry

Population
33
Manufacturing
1
Construction
2
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
3
Transport and storage
1
Accommodation and food
5
Information and communication
3
Professional, scientific and technical
4
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
3
Education
2
Human health and social work
8

Economic Activity

Population
52
Scotland❚DG1 1JW❚
Full-Time employee
17
Part-Time employee
7
Self employed
9
Retired
18
Long-term sick/disabled
1

Housing Tenure

All categoies
33
Owned outright
21
Owned with mortgage
9
Rented - other social
1
Rented - private landlord
1
Rented - other private
1

Housing Types

All categoies
33
Occupied
33
Detached
26
Semi detached
6
Terraced
1

Household Size

All categoies
33
One person
7
Two people
17
Three people
4
Four people
4
Five people
1

Nearby postcodes

DG1 1NW DG1 1JN DG1 1JL DG1 1JR

Data Sources

  • Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2019
  • Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and Database right 2019
  • Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2019