Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 46 min4:32 am – 10:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 50 min8:56 am – 3:46 pm
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People2,507 residentsin the Benderloch Trail census areaMedian age 53.01,128 households74% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright12% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting1.7% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 1,299 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, hospitality 11%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle47% 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 higher13% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C2,352 mm of rain a year, 82 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December54 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)
Earthquakes173 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197039 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Aug 201719 mi away, Moidart, HighlandMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 28 Jul 202641 mi away, Spean Bridge, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.2 · PM2.5 3.1 · PM10 4.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband33% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,356 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation79 m259 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 203 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMull And Iona Community Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryMull & Iona Medical Group12 miPharmacyPorter & Walker LTD12 miDentistOban Dental And Implant Centre15 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLochaline Primary Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportOban Airport OBN16 miMajor airportGlasgow Airport GLA70 miRailway stationOban15 miBus stationBus StationOban15 miFerryLochaline Ferry Terminalunder a mileBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PA34 postcode district.
