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Affluence in AB41 6FJ

How AB41 6FJ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Ythanside
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
912 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB41 6FJ is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB41 6FJ 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

61.8% of adults in the AB41 6FJ area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 28.5% are retired and 5.4% are full-time students.

AB41 6FJScotland
Employee, full-time40.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.8%11.5%
Self-employed8.6%7.4%
Unemployed1.2%1.9%
Full-time student5.4%8.8%
Retired28.5%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1%5.2%
Other2.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

47.7% of adults in the AB41 6FJ area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB41 6FJScotland
Higher managerial & professional17.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional30.4%21.1%
Intermediate13.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.3%7.1%
Semi-routine8.3%11.2%
Routine8.6%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed1.6%6.8%
Full-time students5.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

42.9% of adults in the AB41 6FJ area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 7.2% have no qualifications.

AB41 6FJScotland
Degree level or above42.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent19.9%18.9%
Apprenticeship6.9%7.6%
No qualifications7.2%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB41 6FJ (Ythanside) (about 912 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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