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Oban South and the Isles

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North Argyll and Bute. About 10,188 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1,108 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 69% of people in Oban South and the Isles live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
10,318
Joint 2,334th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
69%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
24.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Oban South and the Isles compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Oban South and the IslesMiddle
Population11 wards, Argyll and Bute · 2021
Population: every ward in Argyll and Bute11 areas from 6,070 to 10,318. The middle area is 7,287. Oban South and the Isles is 10,318.
10,318most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares11 wards, Argyll and Bute · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Argyll and Bute11 areas from 0.0% to 86.0%. The middle area is 11.0%. Oban South and the Isles is 69.0%.
69%3rd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage11 wards, Argyll and Bute · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Argyll and Bute11 areas from 0.2% to 79.5%. The middle area is 9.1%. Oban South and the Isles is 24.7%.
24.7%4th highest
Claimant rate11 wards, Argyll and Bute · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Argyll and Bute11 areas from 1.2% to 5.5%. The middle area is 2.2%. Oban South and the Isles is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 4th lowest

What is the population of Oban South and the Isles?

Oban South and the Isles had 10,318 usual residents at the census.

Oban South and the Isles is the joint 2,334th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Argyll and Bute

These figures are published for the whole of Argyll and Bute, not for each ward, so they describe all of Argyll and Bute and not Oban South and the Isles alone. See Argyll and Bute

Average house price
£192,735
Up 3.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,010
161st highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.9×
Joint 39th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
87,310
Down 0.5% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Oban South and the Isles in brief

Oban South and the Isles had 10,318 usual residents at the census.

About 69% of people in Oban South and the Isles live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Oban South and the Isles, 24.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Oban South and the Isles, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.