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Affluence in AB51 7PT

How AB51 7PT ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Dunecht, Durris and Drumoak
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
638 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB51 7PT is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB51 7PT 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

66.5% of adults in the AB51 7PT area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 20.7% are retired and 7.7% are full-time students.

AB51 7PTScotland
Employee, full-time38.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.1%11.5%
Self-employed16.3%7.4%
Unemployed1.3%1.9%
Full-time student7.7%8.8%
Retired20.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled0.4%5.2%
Other1.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

46.5% of adults in the AB51 7PT area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB51 7PTScotland
Higher managerial & professional20.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional26%21.1%
Intermediate9.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed16.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.6%7.1%
Semi-routine6.9%11.2%
Routine7.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed1.3%6.8%
Full-time students6.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

46.7% of adults in the AB51 7PT area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 7.9% have no qualifications.

AB51 7PTScotland
Degree level or above46.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND10.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.3%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent16.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.1%7.6%
No qualifications7.9%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 7PT (Dunecht, Durris and Drumoak) (about 638 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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