Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 18 min4:17 am – 10:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 22 min9:11 am – 3:33 pm
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People3,554 residentsin the Broadbay census areaMedian age 45.21,540 households79% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright14% social rented, 5% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 1,905 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 10%, construction 10%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 64% go by car, 4% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle71% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 13% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%, Gaelic 5%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 16°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,458 mm of rain a year, 41 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December30 days of air frost, no 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)
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 11 Jun 197844 mi away, Nr Kinlochewe, Wester RoMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 Oct 201848 mi away, Skye, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.7 · PM2.5 3.1 · PM10 4.7 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 broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,804 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation55 m180 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 115 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestern Isles Hospital11 miGP surgeryLewis Out Of Hours Centre11 miPharmacyBack Pharmacy LTD6.3 miDentistWestern Isles Dental Clinic11 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportStornoway Airport SYY11 miBus stationBus StationStornoway12 miFerryStornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal12 miBus stops20 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HS2 postcode district.
