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Affluence in KA1 5PY

How KA1 5PY ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Dundonald, Loans and Symington
Council
South Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,426 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA1 5PY is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA1 5PY area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.0/ 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

51.9% of adults in the KA1 5PY area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 32.2% are retired and 4.7% are full-time students.

KA1 5PYScotland
Employee, full-time31.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.4%11.5%
Self-employed8.2%7.4%
Unemployed1.8%1.9%
Full-time student4.7%8.8%
Retired32.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled3.5%5.2%
Other2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

39% of adults in the KA1 5PY area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA1 5PYScotland
Higher managerial & professional13.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional25.3%21.1%
Intermediate10.1%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed9.4%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.5%7.1%
Semi-routine11.9%11.2%
Routine13.1%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.3%6.8%
Full-time students5.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

35.2% of adults in the KA1 5PY area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 13.9% have no qualifications.

KA1 5PYScotland
Degree level or above35.2%32.5%
College or HNC/HND12.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent18.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.5%7.6%
No qualifications13.9%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA1 5PY (Dundonald, Loans and Symington) (about 1,426 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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