Gowkthrapple, North

Population 1,205 Gowkthrapple is in . It thrived on heavy industry (iron and steel) and clock making. In the 1970s public housing was built for the workers. Since these industries closed the town has struggled and much of that housing has been demolished. Today it is a residential area for neighbouring . Social and council housing are the norm in this type of small 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. Gowkthrapple is a dependent to interdependent town. Its most similar towns are Kirkconnel, Muirkirk, Westquarter, and New Cumnock. To gain more insight into Gowkthrapple, compare it to any of the other towns included in USP.

Inter-relationships

Dependent Interdependent Independent

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

Change

Population change 2001 to 2011 Interim population change 2012-2016 42%

More than similar towns per head of population More Population

Population 2011 1k

Less than similar towns Age Household composition Car ownership

40% 75%

50 20 25

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Jobs 355

More than similar towns per head of population Jobs change 2009 to 2014 15%

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) 50%

25

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75%

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50%

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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 0

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

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Commercial

Number of people per shop 0 Less than similar towns per head of population Less Social

Distance travelled to study

15%

10

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 45

More than similar towns per head of population Less Download

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