Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 38 min4:32 am – 10:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 57 min8:49 am – 3:45 pm
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People4,454 residentsin the Garelochhead census areaMedian age 49.51,918 households76% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright16% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,206 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 28%, health and social work 12%, manufacturing 8%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 46% go by car, 6% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C2,043 mm of rain a year, 77 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January38 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)
Parks and green spacesBlairvadach Outdoor Education Centresports ground · 1.9 miKidston Parkpark · 3.7 miHermitage Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 4 haWalker's Restpark · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes125 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199947 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202635 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.0 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 5.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband16% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,660 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation47 m154 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 206 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalInverclyde Royal Hospital6.9 miGP surgeryClyde Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 miles1.8 miPharmacyWalter Davidson & Sons LTD2.5 miDentistClyde View Dental & Implant Centre4.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Airport GLA20 miRailway stationGarelochhead2.6 miBus stationWest Stewart StreetGreenock7.0 miFerryBlairmore Pier Ferry Terminal4.1 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the G84 postcode district.
