2001 Census
ECONOMIC PROFILE for Buckie West
| Economic Activity | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| All people aged 16-74 | 2415 |
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All |
Male |
Female |
|
| Economically Active: | |||
| Employed Full time | 36.23% |
52.87% |
19.72% |
| Employed Part time | 14.08% |
2.58% |
25.5% |
| Self Employed | 7.2% |
11.06% |
3.38% |
| Unemployed | 3.44% |
4.07% |
2.81% |
| Full-time Student | 1.9% |
1.41% |
2.39% |
| Economically Inactive: | |||
| Retired | 17.39% |
13.47% |
21.29% |
| Student | 2.36% |
1.83% |
2.89% |
| Looking after home/family | 6.54% |
0.42% |
12.62% |
| Permanently sick/disabled | 6.71% |
8.48% |
4.95% |
| Other | 4.14% |
3.82% |
4.46% |
| Industry of Employment | |||
| All people aged 16-74 in employment | 1430 |
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| Agriculture, hunting and forestry | 2.38% |
3.44% |
0.98% |
| Fishing | 2.24% |
3.93% |
0.0% |
| Mining and Quarrying | 7.34% |
12.76% |
0.16% |
| Manufacturing | 18.88% |
20.0% |
17.4% |
| Electricity, gas & water supply | 0.7% |
1.1% |
0.16% |
| Construction | 8.88% |
14.85% |
0.98% |
| Wholesale & retail trade, repair of motor vehicles | 15.66% |
11.29% |
21.46% |
| Hotels & Catering | 4.83% |
4.42% |
5.37% |
| Transport, storage & communication | 6.43% |
8.71% |
3.41% |
| Financial intermediation | 1.4% |
0.25% |
2.93% |
| Real estate, renting & business activities | 6.15% |
5.52% |
6.99% |
| Public administration & defence | 6.43% |
7.12% |
5.53% |
| Education | 4.41% |
1.96% |
7.64% |
| Health & social work | 9.16% |
1.72% |
19.02% |
| Other | 5.1% |
2.94% |
7.97% |
| Qualifications (see note below) | |||
| Group 1 | 29.98% |
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| Group 2 | 12.67% |
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| Group 3 | 4.39% |
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| Group 4 | 11.01% |
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| No qualifications or qualifications outwith this group | 41.95% |
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| Occupational Groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|
All |
Male |
Female |
|
| Managers and senior officials | 7.69% |
9.2% |
5.69% |
| Professional | 4.27% |
4.17% |
4.39% |
| Associate professional & technical | 10.63% |
13.37% |
6.99% |
| Administrative & secretarial | 7.9% |
2.09% |
15.61% |
| Skilled trades | 20.56% |
32.39% |
4.88% |
| Personal service | 8.04% |
2.45% |
15.45% |
| Sales & customer service | 9.93% |
2.94% |
19.19% |
| Process, plant & machine Operatives | 14.62% |
18.77% |
9.11% |
| Elementary occupations | 16.36% |
14.6% |
18.7% |
| Socio-Economic Classification | |||
| Occupations: | |||
| Large employers & higher managerial | 1.33% |
2.41% |
0.25% |
| Higher professional | 1.2% |
2.0% |
0.41% |
| Lower managerial and professional | 12.01% |
13.47% |
10.56% |
| Intermediate | 6.87% |
3.24% |
10.48% |
| Small employers & own account workers | 7.33% |
11.14% |
3.55% |
| Lower supervisory and techical | 10.56% |
17.62% |
3.55% |
| Semi-routine | 16.23% |
9.64% |
22.77% |
| Routine | 14.87% |
17.54% |
12.21% |
| Never worked | 2.24% |
1.25% |
3.22% |
| Long-term unemployed | 1.2% |
1.16% |
1.24% |
| Full-time Students | 4.02% |
3.08% |
4.95% |
| Not Classifiable | 22.15% |
17.46% |
26.82% |
| Travel to work and place of study | |||
| Work from home | 4.97% |
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| Train | 4.01% |
||
| Bus, minibus or coach | 5.49% |
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| Motorcycle, scooter or moped | 0.52% |
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| Driving a car or van | 42.76% |
||
| Passenger in a car or van | 10.14% |
||
| Taxi or minicab | 3.23% |
||
| Bicycle | 3.68% |
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| On foot | 19.83% |
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| Other | 5.36% |
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| For more information contact: Caroline Cook, Planning and Development, The Moray Council, High Street Elgin 01343 563265 | |||