Mauchline, East

Population 4,099 Mauchline is in . Its early history is monastic and later a covenanter stronghold. Trade developed as an agricultural service centre and the town had cattle and horse fairs. A sandstone quarry was an important employer in the 18th century lasting until the 1950s. Box working and fernware were produced for over a century until 1933. The stone factory dates from the 19th century and is still in production. This type of medium-sized town is extremely mixed in terms of demographics. There is a particularly wide range of people, housing and activities. The number of older couples with no children are higher than average. There is a mix of professional and non- professional jobs, and part-time and self-employment are both important for a significant proportion of residents. Socioeconomic status is higher than in other kinds of town and there is a mix of professionals and nonprofessionals, those with higher and lower educational attainment. Mauchline is an interdependent to dependent town. Its most similar towns are Neilston, Innerleithen, , and Dreghorn. To gain more insight into Mauchline, compare it to any of the other towns included in USP.

Inter-relationships

Dependent Interdependent Independent

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Mauchline is an interdependent to dependent town. Combining inter-relationships and typology, Mauchline is grouped with 16 other towns. It has similarities to these towns in terms of the number of hospitals, children in primary schools, children in secondary schools, public sector jobs, and GP's and dentists. It differs in terms of the number of charities, and shops. Mauchline differs most from its group in the distance travelled to work, and the distance travelled to study. Employment Public Commercial Social Average for the category

Change

Population change 2001 to 2011 Interim population change 2012-2016 0%

Less than similar towns per head of population Less Population

Population 2011 4k 4k

Less than similar towns Age Household composition Car ownership

40% 40%

20 20

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Jobs 524

Less than similar towns per head of population Jobs change 2009 to 2014 1%

More than similar towns per head of population Employment type(% working full time vs part time aged 16-74)

75%

50

25

Part time Full time Occupation (% aged 16-74) 75%

50

25

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20%

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Education (% all people aged 16 and over) 40%

20

No education Standard grade Higher grade or HNC, HND, SVQ4 Degree or higher or equivalent equivalent degree Children in primary schools Children in secondary schools 288

Less than similar towns per head of population Less Commuter Flow Map

Coloured and grey lines/pins show the main and smaller commuter flows, respectively, between this town and the other towns in .

Commercial

Number of people per shop 76 More than similar towns per head of population Less Social

Distance travelled to study

7.5%

5

2.5

At home Up to 5km 5 to 10km 10 to 30km 30km and over Number of residents per charity Amount of grant funding (£) 256

Less than similar towns per head of population More Connectivity and environment assets

Average download speed (MBs) Greenspace (hectares) per 1000 population 25

Less than similar towns per head of population Less Download

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