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Affluence in AB16 5BT

How AB16 5BT ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Stockethill
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
636 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB16 5BT is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB16 5BT area scores 2.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
2.0/ 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

48% of adults in the AB16 5BT area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 20.1% are retired and 7.1% are full-time students.

AB16 5BTScotland
Employee, full-time31.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.7%11.5%
Self-employed2.4%7.4%
Unemployed4.6%1.9%
Full-time student7.1%8.8%
Retired20.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled11.5%5.2%
Other2.9%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

20.9% of adults in the AB16 5BT area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB16 5BTScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional13.6%21.1%
Intermediate9.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed4.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7%7.1%
Semi-routine15.8%11.2%
Routine26.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.5%6.8%
Full-time students5.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

22.5% of adults in the AB16 5BT area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 26.2% have no qualifications.

AB16 5BTScotland
Degree level or above22.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND12.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent6.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent26.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.5%7.6%
No qualifications26.2%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB16 5BT (Stockethill) (about 636 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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