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Affluence in AB34 5AG

How AB34 5AG ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Crathes and Torphins
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
531 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB34 5AG is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB34 5AG 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

64.5% of adults in the AB34 5AG area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 22.8% are retired and 3.1% are full-time students.

AB34 5AGScotland
Employee, full-time32.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time15.5%11.5%
Self-employed16.6%7.4%
Unemployed2.6%1.9%
Full-time student3.1%8.8%
Retired22.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.6%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.2%5.2%
Other1.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

44% of adults in the AB34 5AG area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB34 5AGScotland
Higher managerial & professional19.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional24.9%21.1%
Intermediate7.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed16.6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.7%7.1%
Semi-routine10.6%11.2%
Routine9.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.5%6.8%
Full-time students2.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

44.6% of adults in the AB34 5AG area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 9.5% have no qualifications.

AB34 5AGScotland
Degree level or above44.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND10.8%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent16.9%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.2%7.6%
No qualifications9.5%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB34 5AG (Crathes and Torphins) (about 531 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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