Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 58 min4:16 am – 10:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 39 min8:52 am – 3:31 pm
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People4,487 residentsin the Aberlour, South Speyside and the Cabrach census areaMedian age 51.42,131 households69% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright15% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,207 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 26%, health and social work 11%, retail and wholesale 8%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 54% go by car, 3% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, Scots 1%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 9°CColdest month December: highs 4°C, lows -1°C891 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November96 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 spacesBike Glenlivetsports ground · 1.2 mi · 109 haAltnaglander Picnic Sitepark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 1 Jun 197138 mi away, Great GlenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 4 Oct 201338 mi away, Drumnadrochit, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.8 · PM2.5 3.7 · PM10 5.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband6.8% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband74% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,489 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation295 m968 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 261 to 452 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBadenoch And Strathspey Community Hospital16 miGP surgeryGlenlivet Medical Practice6.0 miPharmacyGlenlivet Medical Practice6.0 miDentistYour Perfect Smile Dental Clinic7.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportInverness Airport INV30 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ46 miRailway stationCarrbridge15 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB37 postcode district.
