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Affluence in AB42 9BA

How AB42 9BA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Peterhead Harbour
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
924 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB42 9BA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB42 9BA 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

56.9% of adults in the AB42 9BA area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 19.5% are retired and 5.5% are full-time students.

AB42 9BAScotland
Employee, full-time38.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time14.1%11.5%
Self-employed4.6%7.4%
Unemployed4.9%1.9%
Full-time student5.5%8.8%
Retired19.5%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled5%5.2%
Other3.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

20.8% of adults in the AB42 9BA area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB42 9BAScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.5%12%
Lower managerial & professional14.4%21.1%
Intermediate8.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.4%7.1%
Semi-routine16.9%11.2%
Routine24.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.4%6.8%
Full-time students5.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

24.1% of adults in the AB42 9BA area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 23.3% have no qualifications.

AB42 9BAScotland
Degree level or above24.1%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13%13.2%
Highers or equivalent7.9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent24.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.9%7.6%
No qualifications23.3%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 9BA (Peterhead Harbour) (about 924 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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