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Affluence in AB33 8JP

How AB33 8JP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Cromar and Kildrummy
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
897 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB33 8JP is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB33 8JP 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

58.9% of adults in the AB33 8JP area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 27.3% are retired and 3.7% are full-time students.

AB33 8JPScotland
Employee, full-time31%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.2%11.5%
Self-employed16.7%7.4%
Unemployed1.5%1.9%
Full-time student3.7%8.8%
Retired27.3%23.3%
Looking after home or family5.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.5%5.2%
Other1.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

40.5% of adults in the AB33 8JP area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB33 8JPScotland
Higher managerial & professional18.5%12%
Lower managerial & professional22.1%21.1%
Intermediate8.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed19%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.4%7.1%
Semi-routine8.5%11.2%
Routine8.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.4%6.8%
Full-time students3.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

40.1% of adults in the AB33 8JP area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 9.6% have no qualifications.

AB33 8JPScotland
Degree level or above40.1%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent17.5%18.9%
Apprenticeship10.6%7.6%
No qualifications9.6%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB33 8JP (Cromar and Kildrummy) (about 897 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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