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Affluence in AB34 5HR

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

Neighbourhood
Aboyne and South Deeside
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
885 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB34 5HR is

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

51.6% of adults in the AB34 5HR area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 34.8% are retired and 5.3% are full-time students.

AB34 5HRScotland
Employee, full-time31.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.5%11.5%
Self-employed7.7%7.4%
Unemployed1.6%1.9%
Full-time student5.3%8.8%
Retired34.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled3.1%5.2%
Other0.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

34.2% of adults in the AB34 5HR area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB34 5HRScotland
Higher managerial & professional11.5%12%
Lower managerial & professional22.8%21.1%
Intermediate12.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed10.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.5%7.1%
Semi-routine11.2%11.2%
Routine14.8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.7%6.8%
Full-time students4.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

32.9% of adults in the AB34 5HR area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 16.2% have no qualifications.

AB34 5HRScotland
Degree level or above32.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND9.8%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent20.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.4%7.6%
No qualifications16.2%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 5HR (Aboyne and South Deeside) (about 885 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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