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Affluence in KA24 4LS

How KA24 4LS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Dalry East and Rural
Council
North Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
515 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA24 4LS is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA24 4LS area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 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

63.9% of adults in the KA24 4LS area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 25.3% are retired and 6.1% are full-time students.

KA24 4LSScotland
Employee, full-time34.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.4%11.5%
Self-employed20.4%7.4%
Unemployed0%1.9%
Full-time student6.1%8.8%
Retired25.3%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2%5.2%
Other1.6%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

41.5% of adults in the KA24 4LS area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA24 4LSScotland
Higher managerial & professional17.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional23.8%21.1%
Intermediate7.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed22.6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.6%7.1%
Semi-routine7.6%11.2%
Routine7.6%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.4%6.8%
Full-time students5.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

32.5% of adults in the KA24 4LS area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 15.2% have no qualifications.

KA24 4LSScotland
Degree level or above32.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND16.8%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12.3%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent14.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship9%7.6%
No qualifications15.2%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA24 4LS (Dalry East and Rural) (about 515 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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