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Affluence in AB44 1UJ

How AB44 1UJ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Macduff
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
720 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB44 1UJ is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB44 1UJ 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

57% of adults in the AB44 1UJ area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 25.5% are retired and 3.3% are full-time students.

AB44 1UJScotland
Employee, full-time36.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time15.4%11.5%
Self-employed5.5%7.4%
Unemployed3.5%1.9%
Full-time student3.3%8.8%
Retired25.5%23.3%
Looking after home or family4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.7%5.2%
Other3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

22.7% of adults in the AB44 1UJ area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB44 1UJScotland
Higher managerial & professional5.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional17.4%21.1%
Intermediate10.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed10.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.3%7.1%
Semi-routine16.6%11.2%
Routine17.6%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.6%6.8%
Full-time students3.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

21.6% of adults in the AB44 1UJ area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 15.9% have no qualifications.

AB44 1UJScotland
Degree level or above21.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent24.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship13.1%7.6%
No qualifications15.9%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB44 1UJ (Macduff) (about 720 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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