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Affluence in AB42 3DF

How AB42 3DF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Longside and Rattray South
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,164 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB42 3DF is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB42 3DF area scores 7.0 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
7.0/ 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

62.5% of adults in the AB42 3DF area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 21.2% are retired and 3.3% are full-time students.

AB42 3DFScotland
Employee, full-time34.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.6%11.5%
Self-employed14.8%7.4%
Unemployed0.8%1.9%
Full-time student3.3%8.8%
Retired21.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family6.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.7%5.2%
Other1.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

31.7% of adults in the AB42 3DF area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB42 3DFScotland
Higher managerial & professional10.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional20.9%21.1%
Intermediate12.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed17.7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.7%7.1%
Semi-routine11.5%11.2%
Routine10.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.1%6.8%
Full-time students3.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

26.5% of adults in the AB42 3DF area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 14.8% have no qualifications.

AB42 3DFScotland
Degree level or above26.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent13.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent19.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship12.6%7.6%
No qualifications14.8%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB42 3DF (Longside and Rattray South) (about 1,164 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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