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Affluence in KA6 7BG

How KA6 7BG ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Drongan
Council
East Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
472 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA6 7BG is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA6 7BG 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

50% of adults in the KA6 7BG area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 30.6% are retired and 4.7% are full-time students.

KA6 7BGScotland
Employee, full-time30.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.9%11.5%
Self-employed6%7.4%
Unemployed2.9%1.9%
Full-time student4.7%8.8%
Retired30.6%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.5%5.2%
Other2.6%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

18.1% of adults in the KA6 7BG area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA6 7BGScotland
Higher managerial & professional5.5%12%
Lower managerial & professional12.6%21.1%
Intermediate11.3%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical11%7.1%
Semi-routine13.1%11.2%
Routine23.8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.4%6.8%
Full-time students4.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

11.5% of adults in the KA6 7BG area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 30.1% have no qualifications.

KA6 7BGScotland
Degree level or above11.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent7.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent28.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.4%7.6%
No qualifications30.1%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 7BG (Drongan) (about 472 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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