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Affluence in PA2 8QD

How PA2 8QD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Paisley Glenburn West
Council
Renfrewshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
838 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off PA2 8QD is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the PA2 8QD 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

57.9% of adults in the PA2 8QD area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 23.3% are retired and 5.7% are full-time students.

PA2 8QDScotland
Employee, full-time39.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.4%11.5%
Self-employed6.2%7.4%
Unemployed1.1%1.9%
Full-time student5.7%8.8%
Retired23.3%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.2%5.2%
Other1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

20.6% of adults in the PA2 8QD area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

PA2 8QDScotland
Higher managerial & professional4.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional16.2%21.1%
Intermediate12.2%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.9%7.1%
Semi-routine15.5%11.2%
Routine21.6%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.9%6.8%
Full-time students5.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

16.9% of adults in the PA2 8QD area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 27.5% have no qualifications.

PA2 8QDScotland
Degree level or above16.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent23.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship9%7.6%
No qualifications27.5%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PA2 8QD (Paisley Glenburn West) (about 838 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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