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Affluence in KA7 1UJ

How KA7 1UJ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Ayr South Harbour and Town Centre
Council
South Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,011 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA7 1UJ is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA7 1UJ 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

49% of adults in the KA7 1UJ area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 30.8% are retired and 6.9% are full-time students.

KA7 1UJScotland
Employee, full-time30.5%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.7%11.5%
Self-employed8.8%7.4%
Unemployed2.6%1.9%
Full-time student6.9%8.8%
Retired30.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.6%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.2%5.2%
Other2.6%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

33.6% of adults in the KA7 1UJ area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA7 1UJScotland
Higher managerial & professional12.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional21%21.1%
Intermediate12.1%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed10%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.2%7.1%
Semi-routine12.7%11.2%
Routine9.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.2%6.8%
Full-time students5.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

34.7% of adults in the KA7 1UJ area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 15.3% have no qualifications.

KA7 1UJScotland
Degree level or above34.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND16.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent14.7%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.3%7.6%
No qualifications15.3%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA7 1UJ (Ayr South Harbour and Town Centre) (about 1,011 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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