How Fair is North East Scotland? – Grampian Regional Equality Council

In 2010, the Equality & Human Rights Commission produced a report called How Fair is Britain?, looking at how different groups of people experience life in the UK, in terms of employment, health, education, safety, and a range of other categories. In 2015, this was followed by Is Britain Fairer?, along with a separate report focused on Scotland. Follow-up reports have been released every few years since then – the full collection is available here.

GREC and Integrate Grampian set out to create similar reports in 2018 and 2021 – How Fair is North East Scotland?, looking at Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray. The material on this website relates to the 2021 report. By clicking on the buttons below, you can access the different sections of the report, along with graphs, charts and data sources. The full text of the report is available here (PDF).

In this online version, we aim to update links, statistics and other information as often as possible. If you are aware of any areas where more recent data is available, please let us know by emailing mhaywood@grec.co.uk.

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A Vision for Grampian

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Grampian Population Ethnicity Data, 2011

All people	569,061	100%
White: Scottish	448,133	79%
White: Other British	64,891	11%
White: Irish	3,805	1%
White: Gypsy/Traveller	533	0.1%
White: Polish	11,036	2%
White: Other White	17,692	3%
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups	2,491	0.4%
Asian, Asian Scottish/British	12,155	2%
African, African Scottish/British	5,620	1%
Caribbean, Black, or Caribbean/Black Scottish/British	914	0.2%
Other ethnic groups	1,791	0.3%

Scotland’s Census 2011, Table KS201SC.

Ethnic Minority Percent of Population, 2004-2020

ONS, Estimated Population by Council Area, Country of Birth and Ethnicity, 2004 to 2020 (xlsx).
This table includes ‘white’ people born outside the UK and ‘colour coded’ ethnic minorities.

Percent of Population Born Outside the UK, 2000-2020

ONS, Estimated Population by Council Area, Country of Birth and Ethnicity, 2004 to 2020 (xlsx).

Grampian: Top Ten Countries of Birth, 2011

Poland	10,025	1.8%
Nigeria	3,603	0.6%
Germany	3,354	0.6%
India	3,322	0.6%
USA	2,350	0.4%
Ireland	2,167	0.4%
Lithuania	1,856	0.3%
Other EU 2001	1,816	0.3%
Other Non-EU	1,581	0.3%
Latvia	1,576	0.3%

Scotland’s Census 2011, Table QS203SC; Country of Birth (xls).

Scotland: Top Ten Countries of Birth, 2011

Poland	55,231	1%
India	23,489	0.4%
Ireland	22,952	0.4%
Germany	22,274	0.4%
Pakistan	20,039	0.4%
USA	15,919	0.3%
China	15,338	0.3%
South Africa	10,607	0.2%
Other EU 2001	9,782	0.2%
Nigeria	9,458	0.2%

Scotland’s Census 2011, Table QS203SC; Country of Birth (xls).

New National Insurance Number Registrations for Overseas Nationals, 2002-2020

Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) statistics, 2017-2020.

School Leavers Entering Employment (%)

Local Authority	2014-15	2015-16	Change 2014-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	Change 2018-20
Aberdeen City	21.6	14.5	-7.1%	15.4	18.5	17.7	8.7	-9%
Aberdeenshire	23.3	22.1	-1.2%	21	21	21.7	14.4	-7.3%
Scotland	21.4	22.3	+0.9%	22	22.7	22.9	16.2	-6.7%

Employment Rates by Ethnicity: 2011
Including people who were employed or self-employed.

	Aberdeen City	Aberdeenshire	Moray	Grampian	Scotland
Scottish/British	78.8 %	83.4 %	80.4 %	81.2 %	75.3 %
Ethnic Minority*	66.5 %	79.1 %	72.9%	70.4 %	62.3 %

* Includes ‘colour coded’ ethnic minorities, Gypsy/Travellers, and ‘white’ categories except White Scottish/British. Scotland’s Census 2011, Table DC6220Scca.

Employment Rates by Ethnicity & Nationality: 2019 & 2020 (estimate)
Including people who were employed, self-employed, or furloughed.

	Abdn City 2019	Abdn City 2020	Abdnshire 2019	Abdnshire 2020	Moray 2019	Moray 2020	Grampian 2019	Grampian 2020	Scotland 2019	Scotland 2020
‘White’ UK Born	79.8%	70.7%	79.9%	80.1%	75.0%	76.2%	78.1%	77.5%	75.3%	73.5%
‘White’ non-UK Born	79.0%	82.6%	92.8%	82.0%	72.0%	59.4%	82.6%	80.7%	80.2%	78.7%
Ethnic Minority UK Born	81.7%	60.9%	88.5%	77.8%	76.2%	*	82.5%	66.2%	64.3%	71.4%
Ethnic Minority non-UK Born	77.5%	55.5%	62.4%	49.4%	86.3%	74.7%	76.7%	54.8%	57.9%	61.9%

* Data unavailable/unreliable due to small sample size. Figures are underlined where data was not available for country of birth, but was available for nationality – UK born and UK national are not exactly the same group (e.g. people can gain UK citizenship) but there is considerable overlap. ONS, 2020, Employment Rate, Age 16-64. NomisWeb.

Employment Rates by Ethnicity, 2011-2020

*Note: the erratic shifts in Grampian’s ethnic minority employment rate are likely an effect of small sample size.* Data for 2011: Scotland’s Census 2011, Table DC6220Scca. Data for 2012-2020: ONS, 2021. Annual Population Survey, Employment Rate, Age 16-64.

Proportion of Modern Apprenticeships held by Ethnic Minorities vs. Proportion in Population,
Financial Year 2020-21 (not including European minorities)

	Aberdeen City	Aberdeenshire	Moray	Scotland
% of MAs	7.7 %	1.5 %	1.8 %	1.6 %
% in Population (16+)	8.4 %	3.1 %	1.3 %	4.0 %

Tenancy, 2011 Census

	Abdn City	Abdnshire	Moray	Grampian Average	Scotland Average
Owner-Occupied: Scottish/British	65.5%	77.3%	68.5%	70.4%	67.3%
Owner-Occupied: Ethnic Minority*	29.8%	45.9%	40.4%	38.7%	44.9%
Social Rented: Scottish/British	22.8%	13.3%	17.9%	18.0%	21.8%
Social Rented: Ethnic Minority	20.0%	14.1%	12.0%	15.4%	17.9%
Private Rented: Scottish/British	11.7%	9.3%	13.6%	11.5%	10.9%
Private Rented: Ethnic Minority	50.2%	40.0%	47.6%	45.9%	37.2%

*‘Ethnic minority’ includes all non-‘white’ ethnic groups, plus White Irish, White Gypsy/Traveller, White Polish and White Other. Scotland’s Census 2011, Table DC4214SCca.

Tenancy by Ethnicity, 2011

Grampian

Tenancy by Ethnicity, 2011
Scotland

Ethnicity by SIMD Datazones, 2012 – Most Deprived Areas

Datazone	SIMD Rank	Area	All people	Scottish / British	Ethnic Minorities (all)	‘White’ Ethnic Minorities*	Mixed/ Multiple, Other	Asian	African/Caribbean/ Black
S01006634	500	Torry East	634	497 (78%)	137 (22%)	116	2	12	7
S01007126	536	Fraserburgh Harbour/Broadsea	927	626 (68%)	301 (33%)	287	4	5	5
S01006684	545	Woodside	684	477 (70%)	207 (30%)	135	15	30	27
S01006636	675	Torry East	870	700 (81%)	170 (20%)	133	12	8	17
S01006667	725	Seaton	741	537 (73%)	204 (28%)	132	9	35	28
S01007086	754	Peterhead Harbour	1132	808 (71%)	324 (29%)	280	7	33	4
S01006724	785	Northfield	1005	882 (88%)	123 (12%)	73	2	11	37
S01006729	878	Heathryfold/Middlefield	831	704 (85%)	127 (15%)	70	5	30	22
S01007088	884	Peterhead Harbour	539	452 (84%)	87 (16%)	83	2	2	0
S01006727	893	Heathryfold/Middlefield	1015	754 (74%)	261 (26%)	232	4	10	15
		Total	8378	6437 (77%)	1941 (23%)	1541	62	176	162

*Includes Irish, Polish, Gypsy/ Traveller, Other ‘White.’ Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2020. Scotland’s Census 2011, Table LC2801SC.

Ethnicity by SIMD Datazones, 2012 – Most Affluent Areas

Datazone	SIMD Rank	Area	All people	Scottish / British	Ethnic Minorities (all)	‘White’ Ethnic Minorities*	Mixed/ Multiple, Other	Asian	African/Caribbean/ Black
S01006561	6975	Midstocket	634	664 (87%)	102 (13%)	40	21	30	11
S01006689	6969	Hilton	927	497 (79%)	132 (21%)	49	14	47	22
S01006935	6964	Westhill Central	684	659 (94%)	40 (6%)	17	4	19	0
S01006559	6958	Midstocket	870	487 (80%)	120 (20%)	85	3	30	2
S01006833	6957	Stonehaven North	741	423 (93%)	32 (7%)	23	3	4	2
S01006575	6956	West End South	1132	786 (83%)	165 (17%)	99	18	38	10
S01006581	6955	West End South	1005	787 (89%)	102 (12%)	74	6	17	5
S01006573	6949	West End North	831	607 (84%)	117 (16%)	83	10	13	11
S01006570	6946	Rosemount	539	608 (77%)	183 (23%)	73	12	68	30
S01006933	6945	Westhill North/South	1015	554 (96%)	26 (5%)	10	4	8	4
		Total	8378	6072 (86%)	1019 (14%)	553	95	274	97

*Includes Irish, Polish, Gypsy/ Traveller, Other ‘White.’ Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2020. Scotland’s Census 2011, Table LC2801SC.

School Leavers’ Qualifications, 2013-14 to 2015-16

Percentage of school leavers gaining at least one qualification in the SCQF level indicated.

	2013-14:	2013-14:	2013-14:	.	2014-15:	2014-15:	2014-15:	.	2015-16:	2015-16:	2015-16:
	4+	5+	6+	.	4+	5+	6+	.	4+	5+	6+
Aberdeen City – Scottish	95.8	78.9	47.7	.	95.7	80.6	53.6	.	95.0	84.0	56.7
Aberdeen City – Ethnic Minority*	99.8	91.5	76.0	.	97.3	91.2	78.9	.	99.3	95.5	78.8
Aberdeenshire – Scottish	96.8	82.3	53.2	.	97.7	87.3	57.2	.	97.4	87.8	61.8
Aberdeenshire – Ethnic Minority	99.1	96.1	62.7	.	99.3	81.6	64.0	.	99.6	97.2	72.5
Moray – Scottish	98.3	88.4	55.0	.	96.3	85.5	55.5	.	97.1	86.1	57.5
Moray – Ethnic Minority	99.4	95.6	63.2	.	98.4	89.9	65.5	.	98.6	92.7	60.7

*Includes ‘White non-Scottish’ and other categories of non-‘White’ ethnicities. Scottish Government, Attainment and Leavers’ Destination Data, 2015/16.

Grampian Age Distribution, 2011

General Health, 2011

General Health	Ethnicity	Abdn City	Abdnshire	Moray	Grampian Average	Scotland Average
Good or Very Good	Scottish/British	85%	87%	85%	86%	82%
Good or Very Good	Ethnic Minority	96%	94%	89%	95%	90%
Fair	Scottish/British	11%	10%	11%	11%	12%
Fair	Ethnic Minority	4%	5%	8%	4%	7%
Bad or Very Bad	Scottish/British	4%	3%	4%	4%	6%
Bad or Very Bad	Ethnic Minority	1%	1%	3%	1%	3%

Scotland’s Census 2011, Table LC3206SC.