Drongan, East Ayrshire
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Drongan, East Ayrshire Population 3,205 Drongan in East Ayrshire was a rural settlement until the development of coal mining from 1900. It was a town where miners were resettled in new public housing from surrounding areas in the 1950s. Local employment is in service industries. Social and council housing are the norm in this type of medium-sized town. Manufacturing and construction are the dominant forms of employment. Health and social work services are particularly active. There is a higher level of unemployment. Educational attainment is low. Car ownership is low, meaning that many residents in these towns are reliant on public transport. Drongan is a dependent to interdependent town. Its most similar towns are Hallglen, Newmilns, Cleland, and Ballingry, Lochore and Crosshill. To gain more insight into Drongan, compare it to any of the other towns included in USP. Inter-relationships Dependent Interdependent Independent NNuummbbeerr ooff jjjoobbss Number of jobs DDiiivveerrssiiittyy ooff jjjoobbss Diversity of jobs DDiiissttaannccee ttrraavveelllllleedd ttoo wwoorrkk Distance travelled to work NNuummbbeerr ooff ppuubbllliiicc sseeccttoorr jjjoobbss Number of public sector jobs NNuummbbeerr ooff hhoossppiiittaalllss Number of hospitals NNuummbbeerr ooff GGPP'''ss aanndd ddeennttiiissttss Number of GP's and dentists NNuummbbeerr ooff cchhiiilllddrreenn iiinn pprriiimmaarryy sscchhoooolllss Number of children in primary schools NNuummbbeerr ooff cchhiiilllddrreenn iiinn sseeccoonnddaarryy sscchhoooolllss Number of children in secondary schools DDiiissttaannccee ttrraavveelllllleedd ttoo ssttuuddyy Distance travelled to study NNuummbbeerr ooff sshhooppss Number of shops DDiiivveerrssiiittyy ooff rreettaaiiilll ooffffeerr Diversity of retail offer NNuummbbeerr ooff cchhaarriiittiiieess Dependent NumInbteerdr eopfe cnhdeanritties Independent Drongan is a dependent to interdependent town. Combining inter-relationships and typology, Drongan is grouped with 5 other towns. It has similarities to these towns in terms of the number of charities, hospitals, children in secondary schools, jobs, and shops. It differs in terms of the number of public sector jobs, and GP's and dentists. It also differs in the distance travelled to study. Drongan differs most from its group in the distance travelled to work. Employment Public Commercial Social Average for the category Change Population change 2001 to 2011 Interim population change 2012-2016 6% More than similar towns per head of population More Population Population 2011 3k Less than similar towns Age Household composition Car ownership 40% 40% 20 20 s s s s s s s on … l… … l… … … … on r r r r r r r + s o hi o hi n n n s ea ea ea ea ea ea ea rs er n c n c re re so er y y y y y y y a p d d it it a a r ip 4 0 5 4 4 4 4 e e ie ie b b p p pe lt - 1 1 2 4 6 7 y n rr rr a a e e lti u 0 - - - - - - 5 O a a oh oh n n u M 5 10 16 25 45 65 7 M M C C Lo Lo M Employment Jobs 280 Less than similar towns per head of population Jobs change 2009 to 2014 -43% Less 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 nt d e e e d d e re us iv e e e d ti o ct oy oy oy tu e H a pl pl pl S R In m m m E e ne lf U Se Social Grade (% households aged 16-64) Social Grade (% households aged 16-64) 50% 25 al a… r… u … n lla n d io o a ille s c m k s e d -s fe it le i ro h il m P W Sk Se Sector Diversity 40% 20 l l l re g s ai n ia a in th u in de t io c n m l lt ur a e at n io d ea u t r R d a s A H ic c rT o in es lic gr fa o m F f b A u ot m ro u an M o P P cc M A Distance travelled to work 40% 20 e m m m er m 5k 0k 0k v ho 1 3 o t to o o d A p t t n U 5 0 a 1 km 30 Public Education (% all people aged 16 and over) 60% 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 291 291 More than similar towns per head of population The same Commuter Flow Map Coloured and grey lines/pins show the main and smaller commuter flows, respectively, between this town and the other towns in Scotland. Commercial Number of people per shop 169 More than similar towns per head of population Less Social Distance travelled to study 10% 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 (£) 1k More than similar towns per head of population Less Connectivity and environment assets Average download speed (MBs) Greenspace (hectares) per 1000 population 23 Less than similar towns per head of population Less Download Download all of the Drongan data in PDF format. Download PDF (https://usppreview.blob.core.windows.net/pdfs/Drongan.pdf).