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Affluence in AB51 3JA

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

Neighbourhood
Inverurie South
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
599 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB51 3JA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB51 3JA area scores 7.0 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
7.0/ 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

50.8% of adults in the AB51 3JA area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 30.1% are retired and 4.5% are full-time students.

AB51 3JAScotland
Employee, full-time31.7%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.9%11.5%
Self-employed7.2%7.4%
Unemployed1.6%1.9%
Full-time student4.5%8.8%
Retired30.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.5%5.2%
Other2.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

33.6% of adults in the AB51 3JA area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB51 3JAScotland
Higher managerial & professional12.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional20.8%21.1%
Intermediate11.1%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.3%7.1%
Semi-routine13.1%11.2%
Routine12.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.5%6.8%
Full-time students4.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

32.1% of adults in the AB51 3JA area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 16% have no qualifications.

AB51 3JAScotland
Degree level or above32.1%32.5%
College or HNC/HND12.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent21.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.7%7.6%
No qualifications16%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 3JA (Inverurie South) (about 599 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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