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Affluence in AB43 8YN

How AB43 8YN ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Cairnbulg/Inverallochy and Memsie
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
503 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB43 8YN is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB43 8YN area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.0/ 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

53.6% of adults in the AB43 8YN area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 27.3% are retired and 4.5% are full-time students.

AB43 8YNScotland
Employee, full-time31.5%36.1%
Employee, part-time15.3%11.5%
Self-employed6.8%7.4%
Unemployed1.6%1.9%
Full-time student4.5%8.8%
Retired27.3%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.1%5.2%
Other0.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

26.4% of adults in the AB43 8YN area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB43 8YNScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.5%12%
Lower managerial & professional18.8%21.1%
Intermediate11.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed9.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.6%7.1%
Semi-routine14.8%11.2%
Routine15.8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.6%6.8%
Full-time students4.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

20% of adults in the AB43 8YN area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 22.6% have no qualifications.

AB43 8YNScotland
Degree level or above20%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.4%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent23.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.9%7.6%
No qualifications22.6%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB43 8YN (Cairnbulg/Inverallochy and Memsie) (about 503 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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