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Affluence in AB42 3GP

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

Neighbourhood
Longside and Rattray South
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
2,669 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB42 3GP is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB42 3GP 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

63.7% of adults in the AB42 3GP area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 25.7% are retired and 3.7% are full-time students.

AB42 3GPScotland
Employee, full-time36.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time18.1%11.5%
Self-employed8.8%7.4%
Unemployed0.4%1.9%
Full-time student3.7%8.8%
Retired25.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled0.8%5.2%
Other2.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

33.9% of adults in the AB42 3GP area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB42 3GPScotland
Higher managerial & professional10.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional23.8%21.1%
Intermediate18.1%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed10.5%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.8%7.1%
Semi-routine12.5%11.2%
Routine9.9%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.7%6.8%
Full-time students3.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

22.4% of adults in the AB42 3GP area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 13.6% have no qualifications.

AB42 3GPScotland
Degree level or above22.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND18.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent20.9%18.9%
Apprenticeship13.6%7.6%
No qualifications13.6%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 3GP (Longside and Rattray South) (about 2,669 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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