Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 44 min4:32 am – 10:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 51 min8:55 am – 3:46 pm
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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 July: highs 17°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C2,765 mm of rain a year, 91 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December32 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)
Earthquakes159 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197029 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Aug 201726 mi away, Moidart, HighlandMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 28 Jul 202642 mi away, Spean Bridge, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.0 · PM2.5 3.2 · PM10 5.1 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
Elevation21 m69 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 111 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMull And Iona Community Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryLorn Medical Centre8.6 miPharmacyBoots The Chemists LTD8.4 miDentistOban Dental And Implant Centre8.3 miPolice stationCraignure Police Station1.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLochdonhead Primary Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportOban Airport OBN11 miMajor airportGlasgow Airport GLA62 miRailway stationOban8.3 miBus stationBus StationOban8.4 miFerryCraignure Mull Ferry Terminal2.1 miBus stops2 within a mileCar parkCraignure Car ParkIsle of Mull2.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PA64 postcode district.
