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Affluence in PA20 9AP

How PA20 9AP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Rothesay Town
Council
Argyll and Bute
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
565 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off PA20 9AP is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the PA20 9AP 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

49.7% of adults in the PA20 9AP area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 29.1% are retired and 3.9% are full-time students.

PA20 9APScotland
Employee, full-time30.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time14.8%11.5%
Self-employed4.8%7.4%
Unemployed3%1.9%
Full-time student3.9%8.8%
Retired29.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled8.2%5.2%
Other3.9%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

20% of adults in the PA20 9AP area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

PA20 9APScotland
Higher managerial & professional3.5%12%
Lower managerial & professional16.5%21.1%
Intermediate10.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.4%7.1%
Semi-routine17.4%11.2%
Routine21.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed10.2%6.8%
Full-time students2.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

15% of adults in the PA20 9AP area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 26.2% have no qualifications.

PA20 9APScotland
Degree level or above15%32.5%
College or HNC/HND10.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent25.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship10.4%7.6%
No qualifications26.2%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PA20 9AP (Rothesay Town) (about 565 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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