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Affluence in KY16 0BA

How KY16 0BA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Balmullo and Gauldry
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
647 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY16 0BA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY16 0BA area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 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

47.7% of adults in the KY16 0BA area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 39.7% are retired and 6.2% are full-time students.

KY16 0BAScotland
Employee, full-time28.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.4%11.5%
Self-employed9.4%7.4%
Unemployed1.2%1.9%
Full-time student6.2%8.8%
Retired39.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.1%5.2%
Other2.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

48.7% of adults in the KY16 0BA area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY16 0BAScotland
Higher managerial & professional19.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional29.1%21.1%
Intermediate10.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed10.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7%7.1%
Semi-routine7.4%11.2%
Routine8.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.2%6.8%
Full-time students5.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

45.6% of adults in the KY16 0BA area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 9.6% have no qualifications.

KY16 0BAScotland
Degree level or above45.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent14.5%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.9%7.6%
No qualifications9.6%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY16 0BA (Balmullo and Gauldry) (about 647 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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