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Affluence in KA30 8AA

How KA30 8AA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Largs Central and Cumbrae
Council
North Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
709 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA30 8AA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA30 8AA area scores 2.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
2.0/ 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

36.2% of adults in the KA30 8AA area are in work, well below the Scotland average of 55%. 44.6% are retired and 4% are full-time students.

KA30 8AAScotland
Employee, full-time22.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time7.8%11.5%
Self-employed5.6%7.4%
Unemployed3.7%1.9%
Full-time student4%8.8%
Retired44.6%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.7%5.2%
Other3.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

32.2% of adults in the KA30 8AA area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA30 8AAScotland
Higher managerial & professional8.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional23.3%21.1%
Intermediate10.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.1%7.1%
Semi-routine9.8%11.2%
Routine16.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed11.7%6.8%
Full-time students3.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

26.3% of adults in the KA30 8AA area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 24% have no qualifications.

KA30 8AAScotland
Degree level or above26.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND16%13.2%
Highers or equivalent6.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent17.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.4%7.6%
No qualifications24%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA30 8AA (Largs Central and Cumbrae) (about 709 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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