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Affluence in KA28 0BL

How KA28 0BL ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Largs Central and Cumbrae
Council
North Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
731 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA28 0BL is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA28 0BL 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

44.8% of adults in the KA28 0BL area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 37.3% are retired and 4.5% are full-time students.

KA28 0BLScotland
Employee, full-time22.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.2%11.5%
Self-employed12.5%7.4%
Unemployed1.5%1.9%
Full-time student4.5%8.8%
Retired37.3%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.6%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.5%5.2%
Other2.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

29.5% of adults in the KA28 0BL area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA28 0BLScotland
Higher managerial & professional9.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional20.1%21.1%
Intermediate10.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed16.4%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.7%7.1%
Semi-routine14.4%11.2%
Routine12.8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.3%6.8%
Full-time students4.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

30.4% of adults in the KA28 0BL area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 19.5% have no qualifications.

KA28 0BLScotland
Degree level or above30.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent17%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.6%7.6%
No qualifications19.5%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA28 0BL (Largs Central and Cumbrae) (about 731 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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