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Affluence in KA3 1TS

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

Neighbourhood
Southcraig and Beansburn
Council
East Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
802 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA3 1TS is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA3 1TS area scores 8.0 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
8.0/ 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

50.9% of adults in the KA3 1TS area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 37.8% are retired and 7.1% are full-time students.

KA3 1TSScotland
Employee, full-time35.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time8.6%11.5%
Self-employed7.1%7.4%
Unemployed0.9%1.9%
Full-time student7.1%8.8%
Retired37.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.5%5.2%
Other1.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

46.9% of adults in the KA3 1TS area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA3 1TSScotland
Higher managerial & professional17.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional29%21.1%
Intermediate11.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.5%7.1%
Semi-routine7.5%11.2%
Routine5.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.1%6.8%
Full-time students7.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

45.6% of adults in the KA3 1TS area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 11.3% have no qualifications.

KA3 1TSScotland
Degree level or above45.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent13.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.5%7.6%
No qualifications11.3%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA3 1TS (Southcraig and Beansburn) (about 802 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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