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Affluence in AB51 3AB

How AB51 3AB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Inverurie South
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
844 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB51 3AB is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB51 3AB 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

44% of adults in the AB51 3AB area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 42.7% are retired and 5.2% are full-time students.

AB51 3ABScotland
Employee, full-time25.5%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.9%11.5%
Self-employed5.5%7.4%
Unemployed1.1%1.9%
Full-time student5.2%8.8%
Retired42.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.8%5.2%
Other2.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

35.1% of adults in the AB51 3AB area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB51 3ABScotland
Higher managerial & professional11.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional23.5%21.1%
Intermediate12.2%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.1%7.1%
Semi-routine11.8%11.2%
Routine14.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.8%6.8%
Full-time students4.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

30.9% of adults in the AB51 3AB area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 17.7% have no qualifications.

AB51 3ABScotland
Degree level or above30.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent16.5%18.9%
Apprenticeship11.3%7.6%
No qualifications17.7%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB51 3AB (Inverurie South) (about 844 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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