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Affluence in AB21 0FL

How AB21 0FL ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Newmachar and Fintray
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
789 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB21 0FL is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB21 0FL 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

73.2% of adults in the AB21 0FL area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 11.4% are retired and 8.7% are full-time students.

AB21 0FLScotland
Employee, full-time52.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.8%11.5%
Self-employed7.2%7.4%
Unemployed1.9%1.9%
Full-time student8.7%8.8%
Retired11.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.8%5.2%
Other1.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

43.6% of adults in the AB21 0FL area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB21 0FLScotland
Higher managerial & professional15.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional28%21.1%
Intermediate15.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.4%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.4%7.1%
Semi-routine8%11.2%
Routine7.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.9%6.8%
Full-time students8.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

32.6% of adults in the AB21 0FL area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 6.4% have no qualifications.

AB21 0FLScotland
Degree level or above32.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent20.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship10.7%7.6%
No qualifications6.4%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB21 0FL (Newmachar and Fintray) (about 789 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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