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Affluence in AB32 7AP

How AB32 7AP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Dunecht, Durris and Drumoak
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,230 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB32 7AP is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB32 7AP area scores 8.0 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
8.0/ 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

65.4% of adults in the AB32 7AP area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 22.2% are retired and 5.8% are full-time students.

AB32 7APScotland
Employee, full-time37.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.7%11.5%
Self-employed17.2%7.4%
Unemployed1.1%1.9%
Full-time student5.8%8.8%
Retired22.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.4%5.2%
Other0.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

41.1% of adults in the AB32 7AP area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB32 7APScotland
Higher managerial & professional18.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional22.3%21.1%
Intermediate9.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed16.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.5%7.1%
Semi-routine7.2%11.2%
Routine8.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.7%6.8%
Full-time students5.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

45.1% of adults in the AB32 7AP area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 10% have no qualifications.

AB32 7APScotland
Degree level or above45.1%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.4%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent15.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.8%7.6%
No qualifications10%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB32 7AP (Dunecht, Durris and Drumoak) (about 1,230 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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