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Affluence in AB22 8PY

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

Neighbourhood
Balgownie and Donmouth West
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
516 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB22 8PY is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB22 8PY 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

54.5% of adults in the AB22 8PY area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 23.2% are retired and 3.9% are full-time students.

AB22 8PYScotland
Employee, full-time35.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.9%11.5%
Self-employed6.2%7.4%
Unemployed0.9%1.9%
Full-time student3.9%8.8%
Retired23.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.8%5.2%
Other2.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

24.1% of adults in the AB22 8PY area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB22 8PYScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional17.9%21.1%
Intermediate11%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.4%7.1%
Semi-routine16.8%11.2%
Routine20%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.8%6.8%
Full-time students4.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

25.1% of adults in the AB22 8PY area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 24.8% have no qualifications.

AB22 8PYScotland
Degree level or above25.1%32.5%
College or HNC/HND12.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent22.5%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.8%7.6%
No qualifications24.8%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 8PY (Balgownie and Donmouth West) (about 516 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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