Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 59 min4:12 am – 10:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 39 min8:48 am – 3:26 pm
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People5,314 residentsin the Inverurie - Harlaw census areaMedian age 35.31,959 households83% of homes owner-occupied23% owned outright12% social rented, 5% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate79% of adults are economically active, 2,950 in work, 12% retiredMain industries: mining and quarrying 16%, health and social work 11%, retail and wholesale 9%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher6% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 3%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows -0°C875 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October69 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesInverurie Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 53 haKellands Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 7 haGarioch Sports Centresports ground · 1.0 mi · 10 haPlaying Feildplaying field · 1.1 miMarket Greenplaying field · 1.2 miThe Howe Community Farmallotments · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Jun 198042 mi away, Moray FirthMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Jun 198042 mi away, Moray FirthSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.1 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 7.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,176 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation75 m246 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 54 to 104 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalInverurie Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryInverurie Medical Group2.0 miPharmacyWill Chemists (Inverurie) LTD1.0 miDentistInverurie Dental Care1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ10 miRailway stationInverurie1.5 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal16 miBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB51 postcode district.
