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Affluence in AB11 5SS

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

Neighbourhood
City Centre East
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
656 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB11 5SS is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB11 5SS area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.0/ 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

58.4% of adults in the AB11 5SS area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 5.5% are retired and 24.6% are full-time students.

AB11 5SSScotland
Employee, full-time43.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.5%11.5%
Self-employed5.5%7.4%
Unemployed5.5%1.9%
Full-time student24.6%8.8%
Retired5.5%23.3%
Looking after home or family0.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.6%5.2%
Other2.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

22.7% of adults in the AB11 5SS area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB11 5SSScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional14.8%21.1%
Intermediate7.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.5%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.2%7.1%
Semi-routine12.7%11.2%
Routine13.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.2%6.8%
Full-time students22.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

44.1% of adults in the AB11 5SS area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 8.9% have no qualifications.

AB11 5SSScotland
Degree level or above44.1%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15%13.2%
Highers or equivalent13.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent15.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship3.9%7.6%
No qualifications8.9%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 5SS (City Centre East) (about 656 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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