Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 40 min4:29 am – 10:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 55 min8:47 am – 3:43 pm
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People4,887 residentsin the Carse of Stirling census areaMedian age 48.32,072 households75% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright12% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 2,465 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, education 9%, retail and wholesale 9%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 51% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, 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°C1,772 mm of rain a year, 61 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January74 days of air frost, 4 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 spacesSow Parkpark · under a mile · 14 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes112 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202628 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202628 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.3 · PM2.5 3.7 · PM10 5.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband40% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,221 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation66 m217 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 14 to 130 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVale Of Leven General Hospital13 miGP surgeryAberfoyle & Buchlyvie Medical Centres3.7 miPharmacyStrathard Pharmacy LTD2.4 miDentistCherrybank Dental Surgery5.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Airport GLA19 miRailway stationBalloch13 miFerryTrossachs Pier6.5 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the FK8 postcode district.
