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Affluence in PA23 8PL

How PA23 8PL ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Hunter's Quay
Council
Argyll and Bute
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
923 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off PA23 8PL is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the PA23 8PL area scores 4.0 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
4.0/ 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

48.3% of adults in the PA23 8PL area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 29.7% are retired and 6.3% are full-time students.

PA23 8PLScotland
Employee, full-time25.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.7%11.5%
Self-employed9.2%7.4%
Unemployed2%1.9%
Full-time student6.3%8.8%
Retired29.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.4%5.2%
Other2.9%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

29.5% of adults in the PA23 8PL area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

PA23 8PLScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional22.9%21.1%
Intermediate15.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed11%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.8%7.1%
Semi-routine11.9%11.2%
Routine13.1%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.1%6.8%
Full-time students6.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

29.5% of adults in the PA23 8PL area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 15.9% have no qualifications.

PA23 8PLScotland
Degree level or above29.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent15.3%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent18.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship5.9%7.6%
No qualifications15.9%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 8PL (Hunter's Quay) (about 923 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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