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Affluence in AB30 1HB

How AB30 1HB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Mearns South and Benholm
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
789 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB30 1HB is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB30 1HB 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

61.1% of adults in the AB30 1HB area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 25.8% are retired and 6.1% are full-time students.

AB30 1HBScotland
Employee, full-time34.5%36.1%
Employee, part-time16.2%11.5%
Self-employed10.4%7.4%
Unemployed1.3%1.9%
Full-time student6.1%8.8%
Retired25.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.2%5.2%
Other1.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

33.2% of adults in the AB30 1HB area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB30 1HBScotland
Higher managerial & professional14.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional18.8%21.1%
Intermediate10.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed11.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.1%7.1%
Semi-routine13.6%11.2%
Routine14.6%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed1.9%6.8%
Full-time students6.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

32.5% of adults in the AB30 1HB area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 14.6% have no qualifications.

AB30 1HBScotland
Degree level or above32.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent23.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.7%7.6%
No qualifications14.6%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB30 1HB (Mearns South and Benholm) (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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