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County or areaArgyll and Bute
Postcode districtPA43
Telephone code01496
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 34 min4:40 am – 10:13 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 1 min8:52 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,549 residentsin the Whisky Isles census areaMedian age 51.11,752 households58% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright26% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting1.8% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 1,901 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 18%, hospitality 11%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 52% go by car, 1% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,433 mm of rain a year, 48 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December31 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 9°CMApril: 5 to 11°CAMay: 7 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 16°CJJuly: 11 to 17°CJAugust: 11 to 17°CASeptember: 10 to 16°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 5 to 10°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesThe Mactaggart Leisure Centresports ground · within reachSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes54 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199948 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202539 mi away, Melldalloch, Argyll/buteSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.0 · PM2.5 3.6 · PM10 6.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband12% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband74% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)6.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,328 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation5 m16 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 61 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalIslay Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryIslay Medical Practice9.6 miPharmacyIslay Pharmacyright hereDentistIslay And Jura Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBowmore Primary Schoolright herePrimaryBowmore Primary Gaelic Unitright hereSecondaryIslay High Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportIslay Airport ILY5.3 miMajor airportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK69 miFerryPort Askaig Islay Ferry Terminal9.5 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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