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Affluence in AB41 8AZ

How AB41 8AZ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Ellon East
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
923 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB41 8AZ is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB41 8AZ 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

72.7% of adults in the AB41 8AZ area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 9.8% are retired and 8.4% are full-time students.

AB41 8AZScotland
Employee, full-time48.5%36.1%
Employee, part-time15.4%11.5%
Self-employed8.8%7.4%
Unemployed1.4%1.9%
Full-time student8.4%8.8%
Retired9.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2%5.2%
Other1.6%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

40.8% of adults in the AB41 8AZ area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB41 8AZScotland
Higher managerial & professional19.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional21.5%21.1%
Intermediate13.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.6%7.1%
Semi-routine8.4%11.2%
Routine9.8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.2%6.8%
Full-time students7.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

36.1% of adults in the AB41 8AZ area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 3.8% have no qualifications.

AB41 8AZScotland
Degree level or above36.1%32.5%
College or HNC/HND16.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent13.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent19.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.8%7.6%
No qualifications3.8%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 8AZ (Ellon East) (about 923 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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