Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 57 min4:13 am – 10:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 40 min8:47 am – 3:27 pm
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People5,303 residentsin the Dunecht, Durris and Drumoak census areaMedian age 45.82,135 households76% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright6% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 2,717 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, mining and quarrying 13%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 59% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle27% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages48% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 0°C842 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October67 days of air frost, 1 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)
Nearby landmarksWaterton Lochlake · 1.1 miPolicy Lochlake · 1.9 miDrum Hillhill · 1.3 miHeather Hillhill · 1.4 miDeers Denhistoric site · 3.7 miCullerlie Stone Circlehistoric site · 4.0 miMary's Woodwoodland · under a mileGas Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBirley Bush Community Gardenpark · 3.9 miDenman Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 5 haSource: 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 198050 mi away, Moray FirthMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Jun 198050 mi away, Moray FirthSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.9 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 7.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband25% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband71% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)5.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,138 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation124 m407 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 99 to 157 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalInverurie Hospital6.5 miGP surgeryKemnay Medical Group4.1 miPharmacyJohn Ross (Chemists) Limited4.1 miDentistKintore Dental Practice3.4 miPolice stationInverurie Police Station7.0 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Kemnay4.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ7.3 miRailway stationKintore4.4 miBus stationUnion Square Bus StationAberdeen11 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal12 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationInverurie3.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB32 postcode district.
