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Affluence in KA12 0UP

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

Neighbourhood
Irvine Castlepark South
Council
North Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,109 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA12 0UP is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA12 0UP area scores 1.0 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
1.0/ 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 KA12 0UP area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 13.1% are retired and 8.4% are full-time students.

KA12 0UPScotland
Employee, full-time30%36.1%
Employee, part-time16.9%11.5%
Self-employed5%7.4%
Unemployed5.2%1.9%
Full-time student8.4%8.8%
Retired13.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family6.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled10.9%5.2%
Other4.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

15.9% of adults in the KA12 0UP area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA12 0UPScotland
Higher managerial & professional3.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional12.5%21.1%
Intermediate10.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.5%7.1%
Semi-routine17.4%11.2%
Routine20.1%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed14.4%6.8%
Full-time students8.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

13.2% of adults in the KA12 0UP area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 22.5% have no qualifications.

KA12 0UPScotland
Degree level or above13.2%32.5%
College or HNC/HND18.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.4%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent27.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.5%7.6%
No qualifications22.5%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 0UP (Irvine Castlepark South) (about 1,109 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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