Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 38 min4:31 am – 10:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 56 min8:48 am – 3:44 pm
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People3,896 residentsin the Lomond Shore census areaMedian age 52.31,719 households82% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright10% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 1,951 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, public administration and defence 12%, hospitality 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 50% go by car, 6% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle42% 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 higher11% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,753 mm of rain a year, 63 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January36 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)
Parks and green spacesLoch Lomond Golf Club Rossdhu Housegolf course · within reach · 125 haBalloch Castle Country Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 82 haTom Weir's Restpark · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes123 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202632 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202632 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.7 · PM2.5 3.7 · PM10 5.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband41% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,088 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 6 to 132 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVale Of Leven General Hospital5.5 miGP surgeryArgyll Primary Care Emergency5.5 miPharmacyBestway National Chemists LTD5.1 miDentistApco Dental Care5.5 miPolice stationStrathclyde PoliceAlexandria5.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Airport GLA16 miRailway stationBalloch5.0 miBus stationBus StationPort Glasgow9.5 miFerryInchmurrin Pier2.1 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationBalloch4.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the G83 postcode district.
