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Affluence in AB39 2TR

How AB39 2TR ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Fetteresso, Netherley and Catter
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,205 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB39 2TR is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB39 2TR 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

65.6% of adults in the AB39 2TR area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 20.8% are retired and 5.9% are full-time students.

AB39 2TRScotland
Employee, full-time34.7%36.1%
Employee, part-time12%11.5%
Self-employed18.9%7.4%
Unemployed0.6%1.9%
Full-time student5.9%8.8%
Retired20.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled0.7%5.2%
Other2.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

43% of adults in the AB39 2TR area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB39 2TRScotland
Higher managerial & professional20.5%12%
Lower managerial & professional22.5%21.1%
Intermediate7.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed18.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.1%7.1%
Semi-routine7.8%11.2%
Routine8.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed1.3%6.8%
Full-time students6.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

42.9% of adults in the AB39 2TR area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 8.3% have no qualifications.

AB39 2TRScotland
Degree level or above42.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.8%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent16%18.9%
Apprenticeship6.4%7.6%
No qualifications8.3%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB39 2TR (Fetteresso, Netherley and Catter) (about 1,205 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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