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Affluence in AB30 1NX

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

Neighbourhood
Mearns North and Inverbervie
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
967 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB30 1NX is

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

68.9% of adults in the AB30 1NX area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 16.8% are retired and 6% are full-time students.

AB30 1NXScotland
Employee, full-time42.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.9%11.5%
Self-employed13.2%7.4%
Unemployed1%1.9%
Full-time student6%8.8%
Retired16.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.6%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4%5.2%
Other2.9%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

34.7% of adults in the AB30 1NX area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB30 1NXScotland
Higher managerial & professional13.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional20.9%21.1%
Intermediate9.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed13.6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.6%7.1%
Semi-routine9.5%11.2%
Routine11.9%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.2%6.8%
Full-time students5.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

34.4% of adults in the AB30 1NX area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 12.2% have no qualifications.

AB30 1NXScotland
Degree level or above34.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent22%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.3%7.6%
No qualifications12.2%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB30 1NX (Mearns North and Inverbervie) (about 967 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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