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Affluence in AB54 7TU

How AB54 7TU ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Aberchirder and Whitehills
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
770 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB54 7TU is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB54 7TU area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.0/ 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

57% of adults in the AB54 7TU area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 28.4% are retired and 3.5% are full-time students.

AB54 7TUScotland
Employee, full-time36.5%36.1%
Employee, part-time14.9%11.5%
Self-employed5.6%7.4%
Unemployed2.3%1.9%
Full-time student3.5%8.8%
Retired28.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.6%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.5%5.2%
Other2.6%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

21.7% of adults in the AB54 7TU area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB54 7TUScotland
Higher managerial & professional4.5%12%
Lower managerial & professional17.1%21.1%
Intermediate9.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.8%7.1%
Semi-routine16.8%11.2%
Routine23.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.6%6.8%
Full-time students3.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

18.8% of adults in the AB54 7TU area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 22.7% have no qualifications.

AB54 7TUScotland
Degree level or above18.8%32.5%
College or HNC/HND10.8%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent26.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship11.3%7.6%
No qualifications22.7%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB54 7TU (Aberchirder and Whitehills) (about 770 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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