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Affluence in AB16 5QA

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

Neighbourhood
Mastrick
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
772 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB16 5QA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB16 5QA 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

57.1% of adults in the AB16 5QA area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 23.1% are retired and 4.3% are full-time students.

AB16 5QAScotland
Employee, full-time35.6%36.1%
Employee, part-time16.9%11.5%
Self-employed4.6%7.4%
Unemployed2.3%1.9%
Full-time student4.3%8.8%
Retired23.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7%5.2%
Other3.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

18.4% of adults in the AB16 5QA area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB16 5QAScotland
Higher managerial & professional3.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional14.7%21.1%
Intermediate15.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical11.1%7.1%
Semi-routine18.6%11.2%
Routine21.8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.5%6.8%
Full-time students3.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

15.6% of adults in the AB16 5QA area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 22% have no qualifications.

AB16 5QAScotland
Degree level or above15.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent7.3%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent32.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.9%7.6%
No qualifications22%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 5QA (Mastrick) (about 772 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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