Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 54 min4:15 am – 10:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 42 min8:47 am – 3:29 pm
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People5,079 residentsin the Aboyne and South Deeside census areaMedian age 50.52,204 households76% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright11% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,418 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, mining and quarrying 10%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, 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 -1°C877 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October79 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)
Nearby landmarksGreenbanks Poollake · 1.7 miHill of Midstrathhill · under a mileCraigmorehill · under a mileSluie Lochlake · 2.8 miWhinpark Woodwoodland · under a mileGallahill Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 29 May 199946 mi away, Aviemore, HighlandMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 May 199946 mi away, Aviemore, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.1 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband54% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband81% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)4.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,363 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation133 m436 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 106 to 211 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAboyne Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryAboyne Health Centre3.4 miPharmacyW Davidson & Son LTD3.7 miDentistFountain Dental Group-Aboyne3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ21 miRailway stationLaurencekirk17 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal23 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB34 postcode district.
