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Affluence in KA18 3RT

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

Neighbourhood
Cumnock Rural
Council
East Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
545 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA18 3RT is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA18 3RT area scores 2.0 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
2.0/ 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

42.9% of adults in the KA18 3RT area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 38.2% are retired and 5.6% are full-time students.

KA18 3RTScotland
Employee, full-time26.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time8.9%11.5%
Self-employed7.9%7.4%
Unemployed1.7%1.9%
Full-time student5.6%8.8%
Retired38.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.9%5.2%
Other2.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

21.2% of adults in the KA18 3RT area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA18 3RTScotland
Higher managerial & professional6%12%
Lower managerial & professional15.1%21.1%
Intermediate10.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed13.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.7%7.1%
Semi-routine13.7%11.2%
Routine16.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.9%6.8%
Full-time students5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

15.4% of adults in the KA18 3RT area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 29.3% have no qualifications.

KA18 3RTScotland
Degree level or above15.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent19.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship13.5%7.6%
No qualifications29.3%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA18 3RT (Cumnock Rural) (about 545 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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