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Affluence in KA18 2EA

How KA18 2EA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Auchinleck
Council
East Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
757 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA18 2EA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA18 2EA 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

47% of adults in the KA18 2EA area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 21.9% are retired and 7% are full-time students.

KA18 2EAScotland
Employee, full-time28.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.3%11.5%
Self-employed5.5%7.4%
Unemployed2.7%1.9%
Full-time student7%8.8%
Retired21.9%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled11.9%5.2%
Other4.2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

13.3% of adults in the KA18 2EA area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA18 2EAScotland
Higher managerial & professional3%12%
Lower managerial & professional10.3%21.1%
Intermediate9.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.7%7.1%
Semi-routine15.3%11.2%
Routine22.8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed13.4%6.8%
Full-time students7.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

11.6% of adults in the KA18 2EA area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 35.9% have no qualifications.

KA18 2EAScotland
Degree level or above11.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent21.7%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.3%7.6%
No qualifications35.9%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA18 2EA (Auchinleck) (about 757 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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