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Affluence in KA12 0LU

How KA12 0LU ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Irvine Tarryholme
Council
North Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
616 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA12 0LU is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA12 0LU area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 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

51.5% of adults in the KA12 0LU area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 39.6% are retired and 3.6% are full-time students.

KA12 0LUScotland
Employee, full-time34.7%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.7%11.5%
Self-employed6%7.4%
Unemployed1.5%1.9%
Full-time student3.6%8.8%
Retired39.6%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled0.9%5.2%
Other0.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

32.5% of adults in the KA12 0LU area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA12 0LUScotland
Higher managerial & professional10%12%
Lower managerial & professional22.5%21.1%
Intermediate15.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.6%7.1%
Semi-routine15.3%11.2%
Routine12.9%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6%6.8%
Full-time students4.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

23.1% of adults in the KA12 0LU area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 17.3% have no qualifications.

KA12 0LUScotland
Degree level or above23.1%32.5%
College or HNC/HND18%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent20%18.9%
Apprenticeship12.9%7.6%
No qualifications17.3%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA12 0LU (Irvine Tarryholme) (about 616 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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