Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 40 min4:28 am – 10:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 55 min8:46 am – 3:41 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 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,217 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January49 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)
Nearby landmarksCastle Leochcastle · 2.2 miDavid Stirling Memorialhistoric site · 1.9 miKeir Househistoric site · 2.1 miLoch Watstonlake · 2.3 miSand Hillhill · under a mileCarline Linnwaterfall · 3.1 miBoreland Hillhill · 1.4 miDownie's Loupwaterfall · 3.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMoray Public Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 2 haLaighhills Public Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 22 haFisher's Greenpark · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes114 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202633 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202633 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.3 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 7.1 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
Elevation12 m39 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 32 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStirling Community Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryDoune Health Centre2.6 miPharmacyMr C C Shimmins & Mrs A C Shimmins2.5 miDentistBeech Tree Dental Care3.5 miPolice stationDunblane Police Station3.4 miCash machineMorrisons Daily - Stirling Drip Road3.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryKincardine-in-Menteith Primary School1.3 miSecondaryDunblane High School2.8 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Airport GLA25 miRailway stationBridge of Allan3.0 miBus stationBus StationStirling4.6 miFerryTrossachs Pier16 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationStirling3.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the FK9 postcode district.
