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Affluence in KA2 9DJ

How KA2 9DJ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Dundonald, Loans and Symington
Council
South Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
644 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA2 9DJ is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA2 9DJ area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.0/ 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

40.9% of adults in the KA2 9DJ area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 45.8% are retired and 4.6% are full-time students.

KA2 9DJScotland
Employee, full-time26.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time8%11.5%
Self-employed6.8%7.4%
Unemployed0.9%1.9%
Full-time student4.6%8.8%
Retired45.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled3.1%5.2%
Other1.6%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

39.4% of adults in the KA2 9DJ area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA2 9DJScotland
Higher managerial & professional12.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional26.8%21.1%
Intermediate10.2%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.6%7.1%
Semi-routine14.2%11.2%
Routine10.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.2%6.8%
Full-time students4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

35.8% of adults in the KA2 9DJ area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 14.6% have no qualifications.

KA2 9DJScotland
Degree level or above35.8%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent18.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.1%7.6%
No qualifications14.6%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA2 9DJ (Dundonald, Loans and Symington) (about 644 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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