South Kintyre
WardSouth Argyll and Bute. About 6,388 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 380 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 83% of people in South Kintyre live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How South Kintyre compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of South Kintyre?
South Kintyre had 6,495 usual residents at the census.
South Kintyre is the 3,985th least 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 South Kintyre alone. See Argyll and Bute
South Kintyre in brief
South Kintyre had 6,495 usual residents at the census.
About 83% of people in South Kintyre live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In South Kintyre, 2.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In South Kintyre, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.