Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 39 min4:36 am – 10:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 56 min8:54 am – 3:50 pm
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People3,549 residentsin the Whisky Isles census areaMedian age 51.11,752 households58% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright26% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting1.8% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 1,901 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 18%, hospitality 11%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 52% go by car, 1% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month August: average 15°CColdest month February: average 6°C1,253 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October13 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid
Earthquakes94 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Aug 201749 mi away, Moidart, HighlandMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Dec 202538 mi away, Annat, Argyll & ButeSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.8 · PM2.5 3.4 · PM10 5.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband12% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband74% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)6.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,328 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation40 m131 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 141 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalIslay Hospital25 miGP surgeryDr Clive Mast3.0 miPharmacyDr Clive Mast3.0 miPolice stationBunessan Police StationIsle of Mull14 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportColonsay Airstrip CSA4.9 miMajor airportGlasgow Airport GLA69 miFerryColonsay Ferry Terminal3.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PA61 postcode district.
