South Ayrshire

Key figures

7 of 9 measures have a published figure for South Ayrshire · no figure for annual rent as a share of pay, band d council tax as a share of pay. Each figure is the publisher’s own, for the period named beside it.

Population change, year by year

The same decomposition for every published year in South Ayrshire: births and deaths, net moves within the UK, net international migration, and the ONS’s balancing item.

Years to mid-2024 are the ONS’s rebased back series, made consistent with Census 2021 — its figures deliberately differ from the estimates published at the time. Every cell is a published figure; the total is the sum of net moves, natural change and other, which is our addition. A dash is a year the source does not publish for this area, never a zero.

Rates per 1,000 residents

The same population flows, adjusted for South Ayrshire’s size, so they can be compared with any other area’s: each year’s flow divided by the population that mid-year, times 1,000.

A Civometry calculation, not a published figure: ONS publishes these flows and the population, but not the rates. Net rates are signed — below zero means more left than arrived. Rates are crude, not age-standardised, so areas with very different age structures still differ for reasons size cannot remove. Each link shows the full recipe and every year.

Pay against housing costs

How pay in South Ayrshire moved over its latest published year, beside how the cost of buying and renting moved over theirs. The three series come from different publishers on different timetables, so each row covers its own year, named in the row.

average house price rose faster than pay over these periods.

Levels are the publishers’ own (ONS ASHE median annual pay for full-time employees living in the area; HM Land Registry UK House Price Index; ONS Price Index of Private Rents). The percentage changes are Civometry arithmetic on the two published values in each row. Pay is a survey of employees and says nothing about a particular household; one year is weather, not climate.

Who runs the council

Conservative minority administration (2026) — Other and independent 13, Conservative 5, Labour 5, SNP 5 of 28 seats.

Since 2016: Conservative (largest party, no overall majority) (2016–2024); Conservative minority administration (2025–2026)

Not an official statistic. Compiled by Open Council Data UK, an independent project, not by any government department: no official body publishes council political control. Councils are matched to GSS codes by name here; county councils and districts abolished before the current boundaries are not included. This is the one dataset on the site that is not read from an official publication, and every page that shows it says so. Source: Open Council Data UK (CC0).

Between the censuses

How South Ayrshire’s religion, ethnic-group and country-of-birth make-up changed between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, category by category. The two censuses compared.

Crime

No recorded-crime data is loaded for this area. Coverage.

Published for this area

• Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · down 0.8% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£43,076
• People claiming unemployment-related benefitsJuly 2026 · down 2.2% on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20262,025people
• Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64July 2026 · down 0.1 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20263.1%
• Band D council tax in ScotlandYear ending March 2027 · up 8.0% on a year earlier · Scottish Government, published 31 March 2026£1,695
• House price annual changeJune 2026 · up 13.4 points on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 20269.9%
• Average house priceJune 2026 · up 9.9% on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 2026£172,205
• Population by local authorityMid-2024 · up 0.3% on a year earlier · ONS, published 26 September 2025112,260people
• Crimes recorded by the police in ScotlandYear ending March 2026 · up 0.3% on a year earlier · Scottish Government, published 23 June 20265,182crimes
• Crimes and offences recorded in Scotland per 10,000 peopleYear ending March 2026 · up 0.3% on a year earlier · Scottish Government, published 23 June 2026461.6per 10,000 population
• Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · up 2.5% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£870

National figures that apply here

These are not measured for South Ayrshire; they are the figure for the nation or the UK, shown because they apply to everyone in it.

• Average Band D council tax (England average)Year ending March 2027 · up 4.9%£2,392
• Unemployment rate (UK)2026 Q2 · up 0.2 points4.9%
• Universal Credit caseload (Great Britain)Year ending March 2025 · up 16.3%5,473,000households
• Persistent absence (England)2024/25 academic year · down 1.8 points18.1%
• Average annual electricity bill (UK)2025 · down 1.3%£1,069

Then and now

The first and last years published for South Ayrshire, and the difference between the two. Both figures are published for this area; the difference is those two numbers subtracted, which you can check by hand.

• £28,9632008→£43,0762025

  Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

  In South Ayrshire, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £28,963 in 2008 to £43,076 in 2025, a change of £14,113 or 48.7%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £43,076 in 2025 − £28,963 in 2008 = £14,113, which is 48.7% of the figure for 2008.

  18 published years spanning 17 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In South Ayrshire, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £28,963 in 2008 to £43,076 in 2025, a change of £14,113 or 48.7%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• £5162008→£8702025

  Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

  In South Ayrshire, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £516 in 2008 to £870 in 2025, a change of £354 or 68.6%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £870 in 2025 − £516 in 2008 = £354, which is 68.6% of the figure for 2008.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 870.30 and 516.30, and 870.30 − 516.30 = 354.00.

  18 published years spanning 17 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In South Ayrshire, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £516 in 2008 to £870 in 2025, a change of £354 or 68.6%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• 470Year to mid-2012→990Year to mid-2024

  Net internal migration by local authority

  In South Ayrshire, net internal migration by local authority rose from 470 in Year to mid-2012 to 990 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 520 or 110.6% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  990 in Year to mid-2024 − 470 in Year to mid-2012 = 520, which is 110.6% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  13 published years spanning 12 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Internal migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In South Ayrshire, net internal migration by local authority rose from 470 in Year to mid-2012 to 990 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 520 or 110.6% (ONS).

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• 310Year to mid-2012→360Year to mid-2024

  International migration into a local authority

  In South Ayrshire, international migration into a local authority rose from 310 in Year to mid-2012 to 360 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 50 or 16.1% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  360 in Year to mid-2024 − 310 in Year to mid-2012 = 50, which is 16.1% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  13 published years spanning 12 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration in by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In South Ayrshire, international migration into a local authority rose from 310 in Year to mid-2012 to 360 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 50 or 16.1% (ONS).

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• 370Year to mid-2012→170Year to mid-2024

  International migration out of a local authority

  In South Ayrshire, international migration out of a local authority fell from 370 in Year to mid-2012 to 170 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 200 or 54.1% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  170 in Year to mid-2024 − 370 in Year to mid-2012 = −200, which is 54.1% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  13 published years spanning 12 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration out by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In South Ayrshire, international migration out of a local authority fell from 370 in Year to mid-2012 to 170 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 200 or 54.1% (ONS).

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• -60Year to mid-2012→190Year to mid-2024

  Net international migration by local authority

  In South Ayrshire, net international migration by local authority rose from -60 in Year to mid-2012 to 190 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 250 or 416.7% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  190 in Year to mid-2024 − -60 in Year to mid-2012 = 250, which is 416.7% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  13 published years spanning 12 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In South Ayrshire, net international migration by local authority rose from -60 in Year to mid-2012 to 190 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 250 or 416.7% (ONS).

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• 1,011Year to mid-2012→814Year to mid-2024

  Births by local authority

  In South Ayrshire, births by local authority fell from 1,011 in Year to mid-2012 to 814 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 197 or 19.5% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  814 in Year to mid-2024 − 1,011 in Year to mid-2012 = −197, which is 19.5% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  13 published years spanning 12 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Births by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In South Ayrshire, births by local authority fell from 1,011 in Year to mid-2012 to 814 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 197 or 19.5% (ONS).

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• 1,392Year to mid-2012→1,699Year to mid-2024

  Deaths by local authority

  In South Ayrshire, deaths by local authority rose from 1,392 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,699 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 307 or 22.1% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,699 in Year to mid-2024 − 1,392 in Year to mid-2012 = 307, which is 22.1% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  13 published years spanning 12 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Deaths by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In South Ayrshire, deaths by local authority rose from 1,392 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,699 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 307 or 22.1% (ONS).

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• -381Year to mid-2012→-885Year to mid-2024

  Births minus deaths by local authority

  In South Ayrshire, births minus deaths by local authority fell from -381 in Year to mid-2012 to -885 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 504 or 132.3% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  -885 in Year to mid-2024 − -381 in Year to mid-2012 = −504, which is 132.3% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  13 published years spanning 12 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Natural change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In South Ayrshire, births minus deaths by local authority fell from -381 in Year to mid-2012 to -885 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 504 or 132.3% (ONS).

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• -99Year to mid-2012→15Year to mid-2024

  Other population change by local authority

  In South Ayrshire, other population change by local authority rose from -99 in Year to mid-2012 to 15 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 114 or 115.2% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  15 in Year to mid-2024 − -99 in Year to mid-2012 = 114, which is 115.2% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  13 published years spanning 12 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Other population change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In South Ayrshire, other population change by local authority rose from -99 in Year to mid-2012 to 15 in Year to mid-2024, a change of 114 or 115.2% (ONS).

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Compare South Ayrshire with another place

Every figure both areas publish, side by side, from its own publisher with the period named:

• South Ayrshire and Birmingham
• South Ayrshire and Leeds
• South Ayrshire and North Yorkshire
• South Ayrshire and Somerset
• South Ayrshire and Cornwall
• South Ayrshire and Buckinghamshire

Or open any two areas as /compare/places/<area>/<area> — the address carries the whole comparison.

Nearby areas

The closest other local authorities, each with its own report card and a side-by-side comparison:

• East Ayrshire · compare
• North Ayrshire · compare
• Dumfries and Galloway · compare
• East Renfrewshire · compare
• Renfrewshire · compare
• South Lanarkshire · compare

Areas like South Ayrshire

The local authorities whose published rents, pay, house prices, council tax and claimant count sit closest to South Ayrshire’s, wherever they are in the UK. Computed from the figures, not curated.

• North Lanarkshire · compare
• Cumberland · compare
• South Lanarkshire · compare
• Fylde · compare
• Renfrewshire · compare
• West Lothian · compare

Since you moved here

Pick the year you arrived, and see what every series published for South Ayrshire said then and says now, with the periods named. South Ayrshire since you moved here, or read the whole run year by year.

Where these figures come from

Every figure above is published by the body named here, for the release named here. Figures marked as a Civometry calculation are arithmetic on those published figures and are not official statistics.

Not yet published here

Income, employment, benefits by area, health, education and religion for South Ayrshire are on the way where an open official source exists; where one does not, the data gaps register says why. Local claimant counts are behind a login.