Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 59 min4:14 am – 10:13 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 38 min8:51 am – 3:29 pm
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People4,487 residentsin the Aberlour, South Speyside and the Cabrach census areaMedian age 51.42,131 households69% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright15% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,207 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 26%, health and social work 11%, retail and wholesale 8%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 54% go by car, 3% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle53% 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 higher19% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, Scots 1%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 9°CColdest month January: highs 4°C, lows -1°C977 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October103 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 landmarksWhitehillockhill · under a mileHay Hillockhill · under a milePool Horielake · 2.5 miCarn Allt a' Chlaiginnmountain · 4.3 miKatherane Howvalley · 1.8 miCookies-shiel Lochlake · 3.6 miWormy Hillock Hengehistoric site · 4.6 miSauchen Potwater · 2.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 29 Mar 201150 mi away, Inverness, HighlandMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 Mar 201150 mi away, Inverness, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.9 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 5.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband6.8% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband74% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,489 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation330 m1,083 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 297 to 381 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStephen Cottage Hospital9.2 miGP surgeryStrathdon Medical Centre9.1 miPharmacyStrathdon Medical Centre9.1 miDentistDeveron Dental12 miPolice stationHuntly Police Station12 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ32 miRailway stationHuntly12 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB54 postcode district.
