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Affluence in AB54 6DU

How AB54 6DU ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Auchterless and Monquhitter
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
643 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB54 6DU is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB54 6DU area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
6.0/ 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

65.1% of adults in the AB54 6DU area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 17.1% are retired and 4.6% are full-time students.

AB54 6DUScotland
Employee, full-time32.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time15%11.5%
Self-employed17.7%7.4%
Unemployed2.1%1.9%
Full-time student4.6%8.8%
Retired17.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.9%5.2%
Other4.2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

29.9% of adults in the AB54 6DU area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB54 6DUScotland
Higher managerial & professional13.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional16.1%21.1%
Intermediate9.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed21.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9%7.1%
Semi-routine9.2%11.2%
Routine12.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.6%6.8%
Full-time students4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

30.7% of adults in the AB54 6DU area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 11.5% have no qualifications.

AB54 6DUScotland
Degree level or above30.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent13.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent21.5%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.6%7.6%
No qualifications11.5%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB54 6DU (Auchterless and Monquhitter) (about 643 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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