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Affluence in KA6 5BA

How KA6 5BA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton
Council
South Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
673 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA6 5BA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA6 5BA area scores 4.0 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
4.0/ 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

55.9% of adults in the KA6 5BA area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 26.7% are retired and 4.2% are full-time students.

KA6 5BAScotland
Employee, full-time33.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.2%11.5%
Self-employed9.5%7.4%
Unemployed1.9%1.9%
Full-time student4.2%8.8%
Retired26.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled8.6%5.2%
Other2.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

19.5% of adults in the KA6 5BA area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA6 5BAScotland
Higher managerial & professional4.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional14.9%21.1%
Intermediate10.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed9.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.5%7.1%
Semi-routine19.2%11.2%
Routine22.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.7%6.8%
Full-time students3.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

11.6% of adults in the KA6 5BA area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 34.3% have no qualifications.

KA6 5BAScotland
Degree level or above11.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND10.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent7.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent23.7%18.9%
Apprenticeship10.5%7.6%
No qualifications34.3%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA6 5BA (Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton) (about 673 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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