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Affluence in AB43 7BQ

How AB43 7BQ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Cairnbulg/Inverallochy and Memsie
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
736 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB43 7BQ is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB43 7BQ 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

58.2% of adults in the AB43 7BQ area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 22.7% are retired and 7.4% are full-time students.

AB43 7BQScotland
Employee, full-time33%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.8%11.5%
Self-employed12.5%7.4%
Unemployed1.4%1.9%
Full-time student7.4%8.8%
Retired22.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.2%5.2%
Other1.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

27.5% of adults in the AB43 7BQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB43 7BQScotland
Higher managerial & professional9.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional18.4%21.1%
Intermediate10.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed16%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.2%7.1%
Semi-routine10.2%11.2%
Routine11.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.6%6.8%
Full-time students8.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

22.7% of adults in the AB43 7BQ area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 16.5% have no qualifications.

AB43 7BQScotland
Degree level or above22.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND17.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent21.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship11.2%7.6%
No qualifications16.5%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB43 7BQ (Cairnbulg/Inverallochy and Memsie) (about 736 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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