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Affluence in AB56 1NS

How AB56 1NS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Buckie Central East
Council
Moray
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
736 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB56 1NS is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB56 1NS area scores 3.0 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
3.0/ 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

58% of adults in the AB56 1NS area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 24% are retired and 3.3% are full-time students.

AB56 1NSScotland
Employee, full-time36.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time17.8%11.5%
Self-employed3.8%7.4%
Unemployed3.3%1.9%
Full-time student3.3%8.8%
Retired24%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled8.4%5.2%
Other2.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

13.8% of adults in the AB56 1NS area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB56 1NSScotland
Higher managerial & professional3%12%
Lower managerial & professional10.8%21.1%
Intermediate8.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.3%7.1%
Semi-routine16.6%11.2%
Routine35.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.2%6.8%
Full-time students3.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

11.9% of adults in the AB56 1NS area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 28.3% have no qualifications.

AB56 1NSScotland
Degree level or above11.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent32.5%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.8%7.6%
No qualifications28.3%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB56 1NS (Buckie Central East) (about 736 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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