Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 40 min4:32 am – 10:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 55 min8:50 am – 3:45 pm
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People5,104 residentsin the Cowal South census areaMedian age 58.22,638 households77% of homes owner-occupied59% owned outright10% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 2,178 in work, 40% retiredMain industries: health and social work 11%, hospitality 10%, education 9%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 51% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle50% 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 higher14% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C2,707 mm of rain a year, 99 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January62 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)
Earthquakes134 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 29 Sep 198634 mi away, Oban, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 28 Jul 202649 mi away, Spean Bridge, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.0 · PM2.5 3.5 · PM10 5.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband3.8% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband69% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,686 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation68 m223 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 37 to 456 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCowal Community Hospital15 miGP surgeryDr Robert S B Coull1.6 miPharmacyDr Robert S B Coull1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryStrachur Primary Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportOban Airport OBN25 miMajor airportGlasgow Airport GLA31 miRailway stationGarelochhead10 miFerryInveraray Ferry Terminal4.7 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PA27 postcode district.
