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Affluence in KA3 1PD

How KA3 1PD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Altonhill South, Longpark and Hillhead
Council
East Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
771 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA3 1PD is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA3 1PD 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

68% of adults in the KA3 1PD area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 6.8% are retired and 9.4% are full-time students.

KA3 1PDScotland
Employee, full-time52.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.4%11.5%
Self-employed4.4%7.4%
Unemployed2.4%1.9%
Full-time student9.4%8.8%
Retired6.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.1%5.2%
Other2.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

33.6% of adults in the KA3 1PD area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA3 1PDScotland
Higher managerial & professional11.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional22.5%21.1%
Intermediate18.1%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.8%7.1%
Semi-routine7%11.2%
Routine12.8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.1%6.8%
Full-time students8.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

28.4% of adults in the KA3 1PD area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 9.7% have no qualifications.

KA3 1PDScotland
Degree level or above28.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND19.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent24.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship6.3%7.6%
No qualifications9.7%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA3 1PD (Altonhill South, Longpark and Hillhead) (about 771 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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