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County or areaArgyll and Bute
Postcode districtPA77
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 45 min4:37 am – 10:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 51 min9:00 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,134 residentsin the Mull, Iona, Coll and Tiree census areaMedian age 51.61,964 households70% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright14% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 2,178 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: hospitality 14%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 45% go by car, 13% walk or cycle62% 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 higher12% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month August: average 14°CColdest month February: average 6°C1,242 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November9 days of air frost, no summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 6 to 6°CJFebruary: 6 to 6°CFMarch: 7 to 7°CMApril: 8 to 8°CAMay: 10 to 10°CMJune: 12 to 12°CJJuly: 14 to 14°CJAugust: 14 to 14°CASeptember: 13 to 13°CSOctober: 11 to 11°CONovember: 8 to 8°CNDecember: 6 to 6°CD15°5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid
Earthquakes45 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Aug 201745 mi away, Moidart, HighlandMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Jan 202545 mi away, Kinloch, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.8 · PM2.5 3.0 · PM10 4.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband36% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,775 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation16 m52 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 30 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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