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Affluence in AB51 5SR

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

Neighbourhood
Inverurie - Harlaw
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
861 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB51 5SR is

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

68.9% of adults in the AB51 5SR area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 14.4% are retired and 7.4% are full-time students.

AB51 5SRScotland
Employee, full-time45.7%36.1%
Employee, part-time14.8%11.5%
Self-employed8.4%7.4%
Unemployed1.7%1.9%
Full-time student7.4%8.8%
Retired14.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.9%5.2%
Other1.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

43.8% of adults in the AB51 5SR area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB51 5SRScotland
Higher managerial & professional20.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional23.7%21.1%
Intermediate15.3%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed9.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.2%7.1%
Semi-routine8.6%11.2%
Routine9.6%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed1.9%6.8%
Full-time students4.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

31.8% of adults in the AB51 5SR area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 9.6% have no qualifications.

AB51 5SRScotland
Degree level or above31.8%32.5%
College or HNC/HND16.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent19.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.8%7.6%
No qualifications9.6%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 5SR (Inverurie - Harlaw) (about 861 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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