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Affluence in FK8 1EA

How FK8 1EA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
City Centre
Council
Stirling
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
729 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off FK8 1EA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the FK8 1EA area scores 2.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
2.0/ 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

33.5% of adults in the FK8 1EA area are in work, well below the Scotland average of 55%. 8.4% are retired and 44.1% are full-time students.

FK8 1EAScotland
Employee, full-time21.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time7%11.5%
Self-employed5.4%7.4%
Unemployed2.4%1.9%
Full-time student44.1%8.8%
Retired8.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.1%5.2%
Other2.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

18% of adults in the FK8 1EA area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

FK8 1EAScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional10.2%21.1%
Intermediate5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed3.7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical3.5%7.1%
Semi-routine7.9%11.2%
Routine11.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.8%6.8%
Full-time students43.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

34.3% of adults in the FK8 1EA area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 11.2% have no qualifications.

FK8 1EAScotland
Degree level or above34.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent22.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent14.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship2.4%7.6%
No qualifications11.2%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around FK8 1EA (City Centre) (about 729 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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