Affluence in AB53 8AX
How AB53 8AX ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Auchterless and Monquhitter
- Council
- Aberdeenshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 555 (2024)
AB53 8AXAberdeenshire
How well off AB53 8AX is
On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB53 8AX area scores 7.0 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.
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
65.4% of adults in the AB53 8AX area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 19.7% are retired and 5.9% are full-time students.
Social grade
32.7% of adults in the AB53 8AX area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.
Highest qualification
29.1% of adults in the AB53 8AX area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 10.8% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB53 8AX (Auchterless and Monquhitter) (about 555 residents).
Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.