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Affluence in AB16 5RH

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

Neighbourhood
Cummings Park
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
676 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB16 5RH is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB16 5RH area scores 4.0 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
4.0/ 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

52.1% of adults in the AB16 5RH area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 29.1% are retired and 7.6% are full-time students.

AB16 5RHScotland
Employee, full-time35%36.1%
Employee, part-time14.2%11.5%
Self-employed2.9%7.4%
Unemployed2%1.9%
Full-time student7.6%8.8%
Retired29.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7%5.2%
Other2.2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

21.5% of adults in the AB16 5RH area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB16 5RHScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional15.1%21.1%
Intermediate11.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed3.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.3%7.1%
Semi-routine14.9%11.2%
Routine25.8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.7%6.8%
Full-time students7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

20.3% of adults in the AB16 5RH area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 29.1% have no qualifications.

AB16 5RHScotland
Degree level or above20.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent25.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship9%7.6%
No qualifications29.1%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 5RH (Cummings Park) (about 676 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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