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Affluence in AB16 7BJ

How AB16 7BJ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Cummings Park
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
545 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB16 7BJ is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB16 7BJ 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

60.5% of adults in the AB16 7BJ area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 11.6% are retired and 10.2% are full-time students.

AB16 7BJScotland
Employee, full-time41.6%36.1%
Employee, part-time14.8%11.5%
Self-employed4.1%7.4%
Unemployed3.9%1.9%
Full-time student10.2%8.8%
Retired11.6%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.3%5.2%
Other2.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

14% of adults in the AB16 7BJ area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB16 7BJScotland
Higher managerial & professional4.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional9.4%21.1%
Intermediate10.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical11.1%7.1%
Semi-routine16.7%11.2%
Routine26.9%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.8%6.8%
Full-time students9.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

16.2% of adults in the AB16 7BJ area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 22% have no qualifications.

AB16 7BJScotland
Degree level or above16.2%32.5%
College or HNC/HND9.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent7.3%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent37.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship5.8%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 7BJ (Cummings Park) (about 545 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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