Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 36 min4:34 am – 10:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 58 min8:49 am – 3:47 pm
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People2,591 residentsin the Bute census areaMedian age 59.51,347 households74% of homes owner-occupied58% owned outright8% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate48% of adults are economically active, 1,078 in work, 42% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, manufacturing 11%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 52% go by car, 5% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle82% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 9% 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 7°C, lows 2°C1,989 mm of rain a year, 69 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 days of air frost, 3 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)
Earthquakes102 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199936 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202648 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.2 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 6.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband3.0% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,791 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation7 m23 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 151 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVictoria Hospital7.1 miGP surgeryDr A Macgregor & Dr N Hallum3.5 miPharmacyDr A Macgregor & Dr N Hallum3.5 miDentistBute Dental Surgery6.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Airport GLA28 miRailway stationWemyss Bay11 miFerryRhubodach Bute Ferry Terminalunder a mileBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PA20 postcode district.
