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Affluence in AB15 9LY

How AB15 9LY ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Cults, Bieldside and Milltimber East
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,089 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB15 9LY is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB15 9LY area scores 6.0 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
6.0/ 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

40.6% of adults in the AB15 9LY area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 33.9% are retired and 6.7% are full-time students.

AB15 9LYScotland
Employee, full-time25.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time5%11.5%
Self-employed10.4%7.4%
Unemployed1.4%1.9%
Full-time student6.7%8.8%
Retired33.9%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.1%5.2%
Other6.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

42.4% of adults in the AB15 9LY area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB15 9LYScotland
Higher managerial & professional20.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional22.1%21.1%
Intermediate8.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed12.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical4.3%7.1%
Semi-routine8.4%11.2%
Routine5.9%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed14.5%6.8%
Full-time students5.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

51.2% of adults in the AB15 9LY area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 16.6% have no qualifications.

AB15 9LYScotland
Degree level or above51.2%32.5%
College or HNC/HND5.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent13.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship3.9%7.6%
No qualifications16.6%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB15 9LY (Cults, Bieldside and Milltimber East) (about 1,089 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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