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Affluence in AB53 4JS

How AB53 4JS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Auchterless and Monquhitter
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,060 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB53 4JS is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB53 4JS 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

69.2% of adults in the AB53 4JS area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 18.4% are retired and 3.2% are full-time students.

AB53 4JSScotland
Employee, full-time41.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time14.2%11.5%
Self-employed13.8%7.4%
Unemployed1.2%1.9%
Full-time student3.2%8.8%
Retired18.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.2%5.2%
Other2.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

37% of adults in the AB53 4JS area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB53 4JSScotland
Higher managerial & professional12.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional24.3%21.1%
Intermediate11.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed15.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.5%7.1%
Semi-routine10.4%11.2%
Routine12.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.7%6.8%
Full-time students3.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

29.7% of adults in the AB53 4JS area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 10.4% have no qualifications.

AB53 4JSScotland
Degree level or above29.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent20.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship11%7.6%
No qualifications10.4%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB53 4JS (Auchterless and Monquhitter) (about 1,060 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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