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Affluence in AB42 4AB

How AB42 4AB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Mintlaw
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
551 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB42 4AB is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB42 4AB area scores 4.0 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
4.0/ 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

55.9% of adults in the AB42 4AB area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 31.1% are retired and 3.5% are full-time students.

AB42 4ABScotland
Employee, full-time37.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.3%11.5%
Self-employed6.5%7.4%
Unemployed1.7%1.9%
Full-time student3.5%8.8%
Retired31.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled3.5%5.2%
Other2.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

30.2% of adults in the AB42 4AB area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB42 4ABScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional22.5%21.1%
Intermediate10.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed9.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.5%7.1%
Semi-routine15.2%11.2%
Routine16.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.5%6.8%
Full-time students3.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

21% of adults in the AB42 4AB area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 17.4% have no qualifications.

AB42 4ABScotland
Degree level or above21%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent22.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship12.5%7.6%
No qualifications17.4%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 4AB (Mintlaw) (about 551 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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