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Affluence in KA8 0LS

How KA8 0LS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Dalmilling
Council
South Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
710 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KA8 0LS is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KA8 0LS 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

49.4% of adults in the KA8 0LS area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 23.5% are retired and 6.2% are full-time students.

KA8 0LSScotland
Employee, full-time31.7%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.5%11.5%
Self-employed5.1%7.4%
Unemployed3.9%1.9%
Full-time student6.2%8.8%
Retired23.5%23.3%
Looking after home or family5.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled10.6%5.2%
Other4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

16% of adults in the KA8 0LS area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KA8 0LSScotland
Higher managerial & professional4.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional11.7%21.1%
Intermediate10.3%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.3%7.1%
Semi-routine18.2%11.2%
Routine21.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed12.1%6.8%
Full-time students5.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

15.6% of adults in the KA8 0LS area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 31.2% have no qualifications.

KA8 0LSScotland
Degree level or above15.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent25.7%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.6%7.6%
No qualifications31.2%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA8 0LS (Dalmilling) (about 710 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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