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Income deprivation across Glasgow neighbourhoods

Inc Dep Glasg NH SIMD 2020
Of Glasgow's population, 20.4% were defined as living in income deprivation based on the 2020 revision of the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD 2020). Across Glasgow’s 56 neighbourhoods, there is approximately a seven-fold variation in income deprivation, the level of which varies from 4.8% of the population in Kelvindale and Kelvinside to 37.3% in Parkhead and Dalmarnock.

Further information on neighbourhoods in Glasgow are available in our profile section.

Employment deprivation across Glasgow neighbourhoodsEmp Dep Glasg NH SIMD 2020

Of Glasgow's working-age adults, 16.3% are employment deprived. Across Glasgow’s 56 neighbourhoods there is an eight-fold variation in employment deprivation, which ranges from 3.9% of the working age population in Kelvindale & Kelvinside to 31.6% in Parkhead & Dalmarnock.

Further information on neighbourhoods in Glasgow are available in our profile section.

Notes

Income deprivation - as defined by the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD), is a measure of the percentage of the population (adults and their dependents) in receipt of Income Support, Employment and Support Allowance, Job Seekers Allowance, Guaranteed Pension Credits, Child and Working Tax Credits, or Universal Credit (excluding those in the category 'working with no requirements'), or in Tax Credit families on low income. 

Employment deprivation - as defined by the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD), is a measure of the percentage of the working-age population (men aged 16-64 and women aged 16-60) who are on the claimant count, those who receive Incapacity Benefit, Employment and Support Allowance or Severe Disablement Allowance, and Universal Credit claimants who are not in employment.

SIMD - Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation provides a relative measure of deprivation based on indicators from seven domains – income, employment, health, education, access, housing, crime. The index identifies multiple deprivation for 6505 small areas (data zones) across Scotland. There have been six versions of SIMD to date. The initial index of 2004 (SIMD 2004) has been revised five times in 2006 (SIMD 2006), 2009 (SIMD 2009), 2012 (SIMD 2012), 2016 (SIMD 2016) and 2020 (SIMD 2020).  For more information go to the SIMD site.

Further reading under ‘Deprivation’