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Affluence in KA25 6LN

How KA25 6LN ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Kilbirnie South and Longbar
Council
North Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
930 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA25 6LN is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA25 6LN 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

49% of adults in the KA25 6LN area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 26.7% are retired and 6.7% are full-time students.

KA25 6LNScotland
Employee, full-time33.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.4%11.5%
Self-employed4.9%7.4%
Unemployed3%1.9%
Full-time student6.7%8.8%
Retired26.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled9.5%5.2%
Other3.6%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

23% of adults in the KA25 6LN area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA25 6LNScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional16.1%21.1%
Intermediate11.3%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.4%7.1%
Semi-routine15.8%11.2%
Routine18.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.4%6.8%
Full-time students6.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

18.8% of adults in the KA25 6LN area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 25.3% have no qualifications.

KA25 6LNScotland
Degree level or above18.8%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.4%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent19.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.1%7.6%
No qualifications25.3%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA25 6LN (Kilbirnie South and Longbar) (about 930 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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