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County or areaArgyll and Bute
Postcode districtPA61
Telephone code01951
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 38 min4:37 am – 10:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 57 min8:54 am – 3:51 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 August: average 15°CColdest month February: average 6°C1,270 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October12 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 6 to 6°CJFebruary: 6 to 6°CFMarch: 7 to 7°CMApril: 8 to 8°CAMay: 11 to 11°CMJune: 13 to 13°CJJuly: 14 to 14°CJAugust: 15 to 15°CASeptember: 13 to 13°CSOctober: 11 to 11°CONovember: 8 to 8°CNDecember: 6 to 6°CD15°5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid
Earthquakes85 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 29 Sep 198633 mi away, Oban, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Dec 202543 mi away, Annat, Argyll & ButeSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.9 · PM2.5 3.3 · PM10 5.5 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
Elevation10 m33 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 67 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalIslay Hospital20 miGP surgeryDr Clive Mast2.6 miPharmacyDr Clive Mast2.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportColonsay Airstrip CSA1.0 miMajor airportGlasgow Airport GLA71 miFerryColonsay Ferry Terminal2.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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