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Affluence in AB43 9RU

How AB43 9RU ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Fraserburgh Harbour and Broadsea
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
785 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB43 9RU is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB43 9RU 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

53.7% of adults in the AB43 9RU area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 25.1% are retired and 5% are full-time students.

AB43 9RUScotland
Employee, full-time35.6%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.5%11.5%
Self-employed4.6%7.4%
Unemployed1.2%1.9%
Full-time student5%8.8%
Retired25.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled5.5%5.2%
Other3.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

17.1% of adults in the AB43 9RU area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB43 9RUScotland
Higher managerial & professional4.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional12.5%21.1%
Intermediate9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical11%7.1%
Semi-routine14.5%11.2%
Routine28.6%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.7%6.8%
Full-time students4.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

16.1% of adults in the AB43 9RU area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 26% have no qualifications.

AB43 9RUScotland
Degree level or above16.1%32.5%
College or HNC/HND12.8%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent26.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.5%7.6%
No qualifications26%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 9RU (Fraserburgh Harbour and Broadsea) (about 785 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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