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Affluence in AB24 3JX

How AB24 3JX ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Froghall, Powis and Sunnybank
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,441 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB24 3JX is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB24 3JX 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

50.4% of adults in the AB24 3JX area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 3.7% are retired and 28.7% are full-time students.

AB24 3JXScotland
Employee, full-time33.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.6%11.5%
Self-employed5.5%7.4%
Unemployed3.9%1.9%
Full-time student28.7%8.8%
Retired3.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled3.9%5.2%
Other1.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

22.2% of adults in the AB24 3JX area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB24 3JXScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional15.2%21.1%
Intermediate4.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.6%7.1%
Semi-routine11.5%11.2%
Routine14.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.8%6.8%
Full-time students30.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

43.4% of adults in the AB24 3JX area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 10.2% have no qualifications.

AB24 3JXScotland
Degree level or above43.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND10.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent13.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent19.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship3.2%7.6%
No qualifications10.2%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB24 3JX (Froghall, Powis and Sunnybank) (about 1,441 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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