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Affluence in AB39 3QS

How AB39 3QS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Fetteresso, Netherley and Catter
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
2,210 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB39 3QS is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB39 3QS area scores 9.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
9.0/ 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

67.1% of adults in the AB39 3QS area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 21% are retired and 2.9% are full-time students.

AB39 3QSScotland
Employee, full-time40.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.9%11.5%
Self-employed14.3%7.4%
Unemployed1%1.9%
Full-time student2.9%8.8%
Retired21%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.2%5.2%
Other1.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

46.3% of adults in the AB39 3QS area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB39 3QSScotland
Higher managerial & professional21.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional25.1%21.1%
Intermediate9.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed16%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.1%7.1%
Semi-routine7.6%11.2%
Routine5.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.6%6.8%
Full-time students3.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

41.3% of adults in the AB39 3QS area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 6.9% have no qualifications.

AB39 3QSScotland
Degree level or above41.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND12.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.3%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent20.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship10.7%7.6%
No qualifications6.9%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 3QS (Fetteresso, Netherley and Catter) (about 2,210 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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