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Affluence in AB51 6DF

How AB51 6DF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Inverurie - Harlaw
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
767 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB51 6DF is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB51 6DF 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

73.2% of adults in the AB51 6DF area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 10.8% are retired and 7.1% are full-time students.

AB51 6DFScotland
Employee, full-time54.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time14%11.5%
Self-employed5%7.4%
Unemployed2%1.9%
Full-time student7.1%8.8%
Retired10.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1%5.2%
Other1.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

47.7% of adults in the AB51 6DF area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB51 6DFScotland
Higher managerial & professional18.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional28.8%21.1%
Intermediate13.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.2%7.1%
Semi-routine7.9%11.2%
Routine7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.4%6.8%
Full-time students7.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

40.4% of adults in the AB51 6DF area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 4.7% have no qualifications.

AB51 6DFScotland
Degree level or above40.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND16.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent17.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.3%7.6%
No qualifications4.7%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 6DF (Inverurie - Harlaw) (about 767 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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