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Affluence in AB51 5AS

How AB51 5AS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Durno and Chapel of Garioch
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
872 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB51 5AS is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB51 5AS 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

63.5% of adults in the AB51 5AS area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 20.6% are retired and 7% are full-time students.

AB51 5ASScotland
Employee, full-time35.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time14.5%11.5%
Self-employed13.6%7.4%
Unemployed1.3%1.9%
Full-time student7%8.8%
Retired20.6%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2%5.2%
Other2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

41.3% of adults in the AB51 5AS area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB51 5ASScotland
Higher managerial & professional17.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional23.6%21.1%
Intermediate10.3%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed12.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6%7.1%
Semi-routine9.9%11.2%
Routine9.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2%6.8%
Full-time students6.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

36.4% of adults in the AB51 5AS area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 8.3% have no qualifications.

AB51 5ASScotland
Degree level or above36.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent18.5%18.9%
Apprenticeship11.5%7.6%
No qualifications8.3%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 5AS (Durno and Chapel of Garioch) (about 872 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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