Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 47 min4:23 am – 10:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 49 min8:48 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°C1,056 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January79 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)
Nearby landmarksDeil's Lochlake · 1.1 miPolney Lochlake · 1.4 miBen Salachillmountain · 3.2 miStrath Tayvalley · under a mileDowally Islandisland · 1.8 miCraig a Barnshill · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSt Ninian's Gardenspark · 2.1 miBeatrix Potter Gardenpark · 2.6 miDalguise Housesports ground · 1.8 mi · 16 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes86 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202637 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202637 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.8 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 6.1 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
Elevation63 m207 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 261 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPitlochry Community Hospital9.1 miGP surgeryCraigvinean Surgery2.3 miPharmacyW Davidson & Sons LTD2.1 miDentistInfinityblu Dental Practice2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND25 miMajor airportEdinburgh Airport EDI45 miRailway stationDunkeld & Birnam2.7 miFerryKinross Ferry Landing28 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PH8 postcode district.
