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Affluence in KA7 4JD

How KA7 4JD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Doonfoot and Seafield
Council
South Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
787 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA7 4JD is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA7 4JD area scores 9.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
9.0/ 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

34.4% of adults in the KA7 4JD area are in work, well below the Scotland average of 55%. 52.7% are retired and 6% are full-time students.

KA7 4JDScotland
Employee, full-time20.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time7.1%11.5%
Self-employed6.9%7.4%
Unemployed1.1%1.9%
Full-time student6%8.8%
Retired52.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled0.7%5.2%
Other1.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

56.5% of adults in the KA7 4JD area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA7 4JDScotland
Higher managerial & professional22.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional34.2%21.1%
Intermediate11.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.1%7.1%
Semi-routine5%11.2%
Routine3.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.2%6.8%
Full-time students4.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

51.4% of adults in the KA7 4JD area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 9% have no qualifications.

KA7 4JDScotland
Degree level or above51.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND10.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent12.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship6.1%7.6%
No qualifications9%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 4JD (Doonfoot and Seafield) (about 787 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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