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Affluence in AB42 5BX

How AB42 5BX ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Mintlaw
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
492 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB42 5BX is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB42 5BX 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

55.8% of adults in the AB42 5BX area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 37.1% are retired and 2.9% are full-time students.

AB42 5BXScotland
Employee, full-time35.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.9%11.5%
Self-employed8.1%7.4%
Unemployed0.7%1.9%
Full-time student2.9%8.8%
Retired37.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.6%5.2%
Other1.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

33.1% of adults in the AB42 5BX area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB42 5BXScotland
Higher managerial & professional9.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional23.2%21.1%
Intermediate14.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed9.4%8%
Lower supervisory & technical11.5%7.1%
Semi-routine11.5%11.2%
Routine12.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.3%6.8%
Full-time students2.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

25.7% of adults in the AB42 5BX area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 21.2% have no qualifications.

AB42 5BXScotland
Degree level or above25.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND16.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent17.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship11.2%7.6%
No qualifications21.2%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 5BX (Mintlaw) (about 492 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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