Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 36 min4:34 am – 10:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 59 min8:48 am – 3:47 pm
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People2,591 residentsin the Bute census areaMedian age 59.51,347 households74% of homes owner-occupied58% owned outright8% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate48% of adults are economically active, 1,078 in work, 42% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, manufacturing 11%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 52% go by car, 5% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle82% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,677 mm of rain a year, 58 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January30 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksFircliff - The House on Butehistoric site · 1.3 miKames Baybay · under a mileFly Hillhill · under a mileSt Blane's Chapelhistoric site · 2.9 miEdinbeg Hillhill · 1.1 miRothesay Baybay · 2.3 miUndraynian Pointwetland · under a mileArdmaleish Pointwetland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPort Bannatyne Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 23 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes93 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199934 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202649 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.9 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 6.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband3.0% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,791 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation28 m92 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 143 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVictoria Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryThe Bute Practice3.3 miPharmacyAnam Healthcare LTD2.8 miDentistBute Dental Surgery2.9 miPolice stationDunoon Police Station8.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
