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Affluence in AB11 5PY

How AB11 5PY ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
City Centre East
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
730 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB11 5PY is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB11 5PY area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.0/ 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

54.2% of adults in the AB11 5PY area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 2.7% are retired and 27.1% are full-time students.

AB11 5PYScotland
Employee, full-time40.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.3%11.5%
Self-employed4.8%7.4%
Unemployed5.5%1.9%
Full-time student27.1%8.8%
Retired2.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.1%5.2%
Other2.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

23.7% of adults in the AB11 5PY area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB11 5PYScotland
Higher managerial & professional10.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional13%21.1%
Intermediate9.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.4%7.1%
Semi-routine10.7%11.2%
Routine10.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.3%6.8%
Full-time students26.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

45.5% of adults in the AB11 5PY area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 6.1% have no qualifications.

AB11 5PYScotland
Degree level or above45.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND17.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.4%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent13.9%18.9%
Apprenticeship4.1%7.6%
No qualifications6.1%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB11 5PY (City Centre East) (about 730 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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