Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 59 min4:18 am – 10:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 38 min8:54 am – 3:33 pm
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People6,106 residentsin the Inverness East Rural census areaMedian age 43.92,448 households72% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright12% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 3,325 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, public administration and defence 13%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 57% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 8°CColdest month January: highs 4°C, lows -2°C1,091 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December111 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)
Earthquakes43 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 27 Nov 197538 mi away, KintailMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 28 Jul 202645 mi away, Spean Bridge, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.7 · PM2.5 3.4 · PM10 5.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,916 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation335 m1,099 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 300 to 525 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
