Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 38 min4:35 am – 10:12 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 57 min8:51 am – 3:48 pm
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People2,540 residentsin the Knapdale census areaMedian age 54.41,313 households69% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright15% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 1,292 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 12%, health and social work 12%, public administration and defence 9%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 50% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% 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 February: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,976 mm of rain a year, 64 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December39 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)
Earthquakes109 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199945 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Dec 202526 mi away, Annat, Argyll & ButeSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.9 · PM2.5 3.6 · PM10 5.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband2.0% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband67% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)5.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,675 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 207 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMid-Argyll Community Hospital And Integrated Care Centre6.0 miGP surgeryLochgilphead Medical Centre6.0 miPharmacyArgyll Pharmacies Limited5.6 miDentistUnion Street Dental5.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportColonsay Airstrip CSA26 miMajor airportGlasgow Airport GLA45 miRailway stationOban28 miFerryTayvallich (Argyll & Bute) Ferry Terminal2.2 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PA31 postcode district.
