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Affluence in AB22 8AJ

How AB22 8AJ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Balgownie and Donmouth West
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
912 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB22 8AJ is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB22 8AJ area scores 7.0 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
7.0/ 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

64.9% of adults in the AB22 8AJ area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 18.5% are retired and 6.6% are full-time students.

AB22 8AJScotland
Employee, full-time45.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.5%11.5%
Self-employed7%7.4%
Unemployed1.5%1.9%
Full-time student6.6%8.8%
Retired18.5%23.3%
Looking after home or family3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.4%5.2%
Other1.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

32% of adults in the AB22 8AJ area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB22 8AJScotland
Higher managerial & professional10.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional21.8%21.1%
Intermediate14.3%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.7%7.1%
Semi-routine9.6%11.2%
Routine16.1%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.9%6.8%
Full-time students5.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

29.2% of adults in the AB22 8AJ area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 13.6% have no qualifications.

AB22 8AJScotland
Degree level or above29.2%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.4%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent23.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.1%7.6%
No qualifications13.6%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB22 8AJ (Balgownie and Donmouth West) (about 912 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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