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Affluence in AB16 5ET

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

Neighbourhood
Stockethill
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
430 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB16 5ET is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB16 5ET area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 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

53.2% of adults in the AB16 5ET area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 25.8% are retired and 9.1% are full-time students.

AB16 5ETScotland
Employee, full-time36.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.9%11.5%
Self-employed5.2%7.4%
Unemployed5.2%1.9%
Full-time student9.1%8.8%
Retired25.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.5%5.2%
Other3.6%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

30.1% of adults in the AB16 5ET area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB16 5ETScotland
Higher managerial & professional10.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional19.1%21.1%
Intermediate10.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed4.6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.8%7.1%
Semi-routine15.5%11.2%
Routine14.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.6%6.8%
Full-time students8.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

32.5% of adults in the AB16 5ET area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 17.9% have no qualifications.

AB16 5ETScotland
Degree level or above32.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND9.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent6.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent21.9%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.6%7.6%
No qualifications17.9%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB16 5ET (Stockethill) (about 430 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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