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Affluence in KA16 9AA

How KA16 9AA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Newmilns
Council
East Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
578 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA16 9AA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA16 9AA area scores 3.0 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
3.0/ 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

49.9% of adults in the KA16 9AA area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 23.9% are retired and 6.7% are full-time students.

KA16 9AAScotland
Employee, full-time31%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.4%11.5%
Self-employed8.5%7.4%
Unemployed4.4%1.9%
Full-time student6.7%8.8%
Retired23.9%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled8.1%5.2%
Other4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

23.7% of adults in the KA16 9AA area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA16 9AAScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional16.4%21.1%
Intermediate13.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed10.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.7%7.1%
Semi-routine10.6%11.2%
Routine17.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.1%6.8%
Full-time students6.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

23.5% of adults in the KA16 9AA area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 21.8% have no qualifications.

KA16 9AAScotland
Degree level or above23.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND17.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent21.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.5%7.6%
No qualifications21.8%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA16 9AA (Newmilns) (about 578 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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