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Affluence in AB31 9BD

How AB31 9BD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Banchory East
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
979 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB31 9BD is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB31 9BD 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

49.4% of adults in the AB31 9BD area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 36.8% are retired and 4.6% are full-time students.

AB31 9BDScotland
Employee, full-time33.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.6%11.5%
Self-employed5.8%7.4%
Unemployed1.6%1.9%
Full-time student4.6%8.8%
Retired36.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family5.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.4%5.2%
Other1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

52% of adults in the AB31 9BD area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB31 9BDScotland
Higher managerial & professional22.5%12%
Lower managerial & professional29.5%21.1%
Intermediate11.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.1%7.1%
Semi-routine10.1%11.2%
Routine7.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.5%6.8%
Full-time students4.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

51.6% of adults in the AB31 9BD area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 6.5% have no qualifications.

AB31 9BDScotland
Degree level or above51.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent14.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship6.7%7.6%
No qualifications6.5%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 9BD (Banchory East) (about 979 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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