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Affluence in AB45 1GR

How AB45 1GR ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Banff
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
574 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB45 1GR is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB45 1GR 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

58.1% of adults in the AB45 1GR area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 21.7% are retired and 3.2% are full-time students.

AB45 1GRScotland
Employee, full-time36.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time14.5%11.5%
Self-employed6.7%7.4%
Unemployed2%1.9%
Full-time student3.2%8.8%
Retired21.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family5.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.6%5.2%
Other1.9%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

25% of adults in the AB45 1GR area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB45 1GRScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional18.7%21.1%
Intermediate11.3%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.2%7.1%
Semi-routine16.5%11.2%
Routine20.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.1%6.8%
Full-time students3.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

19.5% of adults in the AB45 1GR area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 17.4% have no qualifications.

AB45 1GRScotland
Degree level or above19.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent14.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent26.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.1%7.6%
No qualifications17.4%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB45 1GR (Banff) (about 574 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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