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Affluence in KA3 5DB

How KA3 5DB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Stewarton East
Council
East Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
728 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA3 5DB is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA3 5DB 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

54.9% of adults in the KA3 5DB area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 27.4% are retired and 6.8% are full-time students.

KA3 5DBScotland
Employee, full-time34.7%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.3%11.5%
Self-employed8.9%7.4%
Unemployed2.3%1.9%
Full-time student6.8%8.8%
Retired27.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled5.5%5.2%
Other2.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

32.9% of adults in the KA3 5DB area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA3 5DBScotland
Higher managerial & professional12.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional20.7%21.1%
Intermediate10.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed9.6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.6%7.1%
Semi-routine9.4%11.2%
Routine15.9%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.4%6.8%
Full-time students6.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

29.7% of adults in the KA3 5DB area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 15.7% have no qualifications.

KA3 5DBScotland
Degree level or above29.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent14.3%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent16.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.3%7.6%
No qualifications15.7%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 5DB (Stewarton East) (about 728 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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