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Affluence in AB42 1HL

How AB42 1HL ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Peterhead Harbour
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
751 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB42 1HL is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB42 1HL area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.0/ 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

57.6% of adults in the AB42 1HL area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 16.2% are retired and 6.9% are full-time students.

AB42 1HLScotland
Employee, full-time33.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time17.2%11.5%
Self-employed7.1%7.4%
Unemployed2.1%1.9%
Full-time student6.9%8.8%
Retired16.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family6.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.9%5.2%
Other3.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

14% of adults in the AB42 1HL area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB42 1HLScotland
Higher managerial & professional3.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional10.1%21.1%
Intermediate6.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical11%7.1%
Semi-routine17.7%11.2%
Routine30.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.8%6.8%
Full-time students7.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

13.2% of adults in the AB42 1HL area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 31.3% have no qualifications.

AB42 1HLScotland
Degree level or above13.2%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent7.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent26.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship10.8%7.6%
No qualifications31.3%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB42 1HL (Peterhead Harbour) (about 751 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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