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Affluence in AB51 4GU

How AB51 4GU ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Inverurie North
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
527 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB51 4GU is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB51 4GU area scores 10.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
10.0/ 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

67% of adults in the AB51 4GU area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 21.4% are retired and 6.6% are full-time students.

AB51 4GUScotland
Employee, full-time45.6%36.1%
Employee, part-time15.2%11.5%
Self-employed6.2%7.4%
Unemployed1.5%1.9%
Full-time student6.6%8.8%
Retired21.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.3%5.2%
Other0.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

36.6% of adults in the AB51 4GU area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB51 4GUScotland
Higher managerial & professional13.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional23.3%21.1%
Intermediate16.1%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.4%7.1%
Semi-routine11.3%11.2%
Routine12.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.6%6.8%
Full-time students5.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

26.6% of adults in the AB51 4GU area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 11.3% have no qualifications.

AB51 4GUScotland
Degree level or above26.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent13.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent21.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship13.3%7.6%
No qualifications11.3%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 4GU (Inverurie North) (about 527 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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