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Affluence in PA30 8ES

How PA30 8ES ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Knapdale
Council
Argyll and Bute
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
775 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off PA30 8ES is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the PA30 8ES 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

57.7% of adults in the PA30 8ES area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 30.2% are retired and 3.5% are full-time students.

PA30 8ESScotland
Employee, full-time30%36.1%
Employee, part-time8.9%11.5%
Self-employed18.7%7.4%
Unemployed1.5%1.9%
Full-time student3.5%8.8%
Retired30.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.2%5.2%
Other2.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

44.4% of adults in the PA30 8ES area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

PA30 8ESScotland
Higher managerial & professional17.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional26.9%21.1%
Intermediate10.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed16.4%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.8%7.1%
Semi-routine6.9%11.2%
Routine7.9%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.2%6.8%
Full-time students3.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

47.9% of adults in the PA30 8ES area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 7.5% have no qualifications.

PA30 8ESScotland
Degree level or above47.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12.3%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent16.5%18.9%
Apprenticeship4.1%7.6%
No qualifications7.5%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PA30 8ES (Knapdale) (about 775 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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