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Affluence in KA18 3DR

How KA18 3DR ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Cumnock South and Craigens
Council
East Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
689 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA18 3DR is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA18 3DR 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

59.5% of adults in the KA18 3DR area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 22.5% are retired and 4.3% are full-time students.

KA18 3DRScotland
Employee, full-time39.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time14.3%11.5%
Self-employed5.8%7.4%
Unemployed2.6%1.9%
Full-time student4.3%8.8%
Retired22.5%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled5%5.2%
Other2.2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

24.5% of adults in the KA18 3DR area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA18 3DRScotland
Higher managerial & professional5.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional19%21.1%
Intermediate13.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical12.3%7.1%
Semi-routine12.8%11.2%
Routine20.1%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.8%6.8%
Full-time students4.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

18% of adults in the KA18 3DR area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 23.4% have no qualifications.

KA18 3DRScotland
Degree level or above18%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12.3%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent23.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.7%7.6%
No qualifications23.4%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 3DR (Cumnock South and Craigens) (about 689 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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