Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 44 min4:23 am – 10:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 51 min8:45 am – 3:37 pm
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People5,423 residentsin the Scone census areaMedian age 51.92,566 households74% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright16% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,392 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 57% go by car, 6% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle75% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 0°C841 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August65 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 landmarksThe Stannersisland · 1.6 miWinding Hillhill · under a mileChapel Hillhill · 1.3 miFriarton Sandsbeach · 2.8 miBack Lakelake · 3.0 miHail Poollake · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesScone Recreation Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haMillennium Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 4 haSouth Inchpark · 2.0 mi · 29 haBell's Sports Centresports ground · 1.2 mi · 62 haDoo'cot Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 4 haKinnoull Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes95 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202646 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202646 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.2 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,770 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation52 m171 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 27 to 114 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
