Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 47 min4:23 am – 10:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 49 min8:49 am – 3:37 pm
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People3,898 residentsin the Amulree and Dunkeld census areaMedian age 47.21,627 households66% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright15% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 1,786 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, education 10%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 50% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%, other languages 5%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 9°CColdest month December: highs 5°C, lows -1°C1,577 mm of rain a year, 50 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January106 days of air frost, 1 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)
Nearby landmarksFalls of Monesswaterfall · 1.0 miLoch Formallake · under a mileMeall an Lochainmountain · 1.7 miMeall Odharmountain · 2.1 miLoch na Creigelake · 1.4 miCraig Formalhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes102 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202628 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 28 Jul 202644 mi away, Spean Bridge, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.0 · PM2.5 3.5 · PM10 5.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband17% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,916 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
