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Affluence in AB51 3RU

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

Neighbourhood
Inverurie South
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
758 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB51 3RU is

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

46.3% of adults in the AB51 3RU area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 35% are retired and 3.5% are full-time students.

AB51 3RUScotland
Employee, full-time30%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.3%11.5%
Self-employed3.1%7.4%
Unemployed1.4%1.9%
Full-time student3.5%8.8%
Retired35%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6%5.2%
Other3.2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

22.8% of adults in the AB51 3RU area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB51 3RUScotland
Higher managerial & professional4.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional17.9%21.1%
Intermediate11.3%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.8%7.1%
Semi-routine15.1%11.2%
Routine22%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.4%6.8%
Full-time students4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

16.4% of adults in the AB51 3RU area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 27.5% have no qualifications.

AB51 3RUScotland
Degree level or above16.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND9.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent24.5%18.9%
Apprenticeship11.5%7.6%
No qualifications27.5%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 3RU (Inverurie South) (about 758 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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