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Affluence in PA22 3AA

How PA22 3AA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Cowal South
Council
Argyll and Bute
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
563 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off PA22 3AA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the PA22 3AA area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.0/ 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

49.1% of adults in the PA22 3AA area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 38.1% are retired and 2.6% are full-time students.

PA22 3AAScotland
Employee, full-time18.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.4%11.5%
Self-employed19.8%7.4%
Unemployed1.2%1.9%
Full-time student2.6%8.8%
Retired38.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2%5.2%
Other2.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

43.1% of adults in the PA22 3AA area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

PA22 3AAScotland
Higher managerial & professional17.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional25.9%21.1%
Intermediate8.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed21.4%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.8%7.1%
Semi-routine7.8%11.2%
Routine7.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4%6.8%
Full-time students2.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

45.9% of adults in the PA22 3AA area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 11.8% have no qualifications.

PA22 3AAScotland
Degree level or above45.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND9.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12.4%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent13%18.9%
Apprenticeship5.8%7.6%
No qualifications11.8%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PA22 3AA (Cowal South) (about 563 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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