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Affluence in AB31 4UE

How AB31 4UE ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Crathes and Torphins
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
661 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB31 4UE is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB31 4UE area scores 10.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
10.0/ 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

53.4% of adults in the AB31 4UE area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 28.8% are retired and 7% are full-time students.

AB31 4UEScotland
Employee, full-time32.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.8%11.5%
Self-employed8.6%7.4%
Unemployed1.3%1.9%
Full-time student7%8.8%
Retired28.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.5%5.2%
Other1.6%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

45.5% of adults in the AB31 4UE area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB31 4UEScotland
Higher managerial & professional18.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional27.2%21.1%
Intermediate7.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed9.6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.5%7.1%
Semi-routine10.4%11.2%
Routine10.1%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.7%6.8%
Full-time students6.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

42.7% of adults in the AB31 4UE area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 11.5% have no qualifications.

AB31 4UEScotland
Degree level or above42.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND9.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent18.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.1%7.6%
No qualifications11.5%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB31 4UE (Crathes and Torphins) (about 661 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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