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Affluence in PA23 7AR

How PA23 7AR ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Dunoon
Council
Argyll and Bute
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
671 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off PA23 7AR is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the PA23 7AR 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

50.7% of adults in the PA23 7AR area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 25% are retired and 9.1% are full-time students.

PA23 7ARScotland
Employee, full-time29.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.7%11.5%
Self-employed8.6%7.4%
Unemployed1.5%1.9%
Full-time student9.1%8.8%
Retired25%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.4%5.2%
Other2.9%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

23.3% of adults in the PA23 7AR area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

PA23 7ARScotland
Higher managerial & professional4.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional18.6%21.1%
Intermediate12.3%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed10.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.6%7.1%
Semi-routine14.4%11.2%
Routine16.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.3%6.8%
Full-time students8.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

24% of adults in the PA23 7AR area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 19.3% have no qualifications.

PA23 7ARScotland
Degree level or above24%32.5%
College or HNC/HND12.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12.3%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent22.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.1%7.6%
No qualifications19.3%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PA23 7AR (Dunoon) (about 671 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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