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Affluence in AB22 9BU

How AB22 9BU ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Danestone
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
2,008 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB22 9BU is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB22 9BU 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

68.1% of adults in the AB22 9BU area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 23.9% are retired and 1.7% are full-time students.

AB22 9BUScotland
Employee, full-time47.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.5%11.5%
Self-employed6.7%7.4%
Unemployed2%1.9%
Full-time student1.7%8.8%
Retired23.9%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1%5.2%
Other2.2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

44.6% of adults in the AB22 9BU area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB22 9BUScotland
Higher managerial & professional11.5%12%
Lower managerial & professional33.2%21.1%
Intermediate19.2%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.7%7.1%
Semi-routine9.7%11.2%
Routine11.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed1.7%6.8%
Full-time students2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

30.9% of adults in the AB22 9BU area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 13.2% have no qualifications.

AB22 9BUScotland
Degree level or above30.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent20.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship11.2%7.6%
No qualifications13.2%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 9BU (Danestone) (about 2,008 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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