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Affluence in PA29 6TH

How PA29 6TH ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Knapdale
Council
Argyll and Bute
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
447 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off PA29 6TH is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the PA29 6TH area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 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% of adults in the PA29 6TH area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 31.3% are retired and 2.1% are full-time students.

PA29 6THScotland
Employee, full-time33.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.5%11.5%
Self-employed12.3%7.4%
Unemployed0.8%1.9%
Full-time student2.1%8.8%
Retired31.3%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled3.5%5.2%
Other3.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

29.1% of adults in the PA29 6TH area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

PA29 6THScotland
Higher managerial & professional9.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional19.8%21.1%
Intermediate11.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed16.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.1%7.1%
Semi-routine11.2%11.2%
Routine16.6%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.2%6.8%
Full-time students1.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

33.7% of adults in the PA29 6TH area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 20.3% have no qualifications.

PA29 6THScotland
Degree level or above33.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent18.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.3%7.6%
No qualifications20.3%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PA29 6TH (Knapdale) (about 447 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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