Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 5 min4:07 am – 10:12 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 33 min8:49 am – 3:22 pm
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People3,303 residentsin the Cairnbulg/Inverallochy and Memsie census areaMedian age 48.31,479 households81% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright11% social rented, 5% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 1,605 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 13%, retail and wholesale 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 64% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 12% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, Scots 2%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C779 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 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 landmarksBawbee Lochlake · under a mileRed Lochlake · 1.2 miSinclair Hillshills · under a mileHill of Hannethill · 1.1 miNine Maidens' Hillhill · 1.4 miPhingask Shorebeach · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSaltoun Gardenspark · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Jun 198018 mi away, Moray FirthMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Jun 198018 mi away, Moray FirthSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.6 · PM2.5 3.7 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband4.6% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,579 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation35 m115 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 25 to 44 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesGP surgerySaltoun Surgery2.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ32 miRailway stationInverurie28 miBus stationBus StationFraserburgh3.2 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB43 postcode district.
