Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 48 min4:25 am – 10:13 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 47 min8:51 am – 3:39 pm
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People4,350 residentsin the Rannoch and Aberfeldy census areaMedian age 53.72,092 households67% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright14% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting1.5% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,175 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: hospitality 17%, health and social work 9%, retail and wholesale 9%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 43% go by car, 2% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%, other languages 5%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 8°CColdest month January: highs 4°C, lows -2°C1,427 mm of rain a year, 46 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January96 days of air frost, 2 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)
Earthquakes151 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 27 Nov 197538 mi away, KintailMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 28 Jul 202623 mi away, Spean Bridge, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.9 · PM2.5 3.2 · PM10 4.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband30% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband84% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,773 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation256 m840 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 204 to 395 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPitlochry Community Hospital24 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportOban Airport OBN42 miMajor airportGlasgow Airport GLA57 miRailway stationRannoch7.5 miFerryFort William Ferry Landing29 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PH17 postcode district.
