Machars South
Middle areaSouth west Dumfries and Galloway. 4,849 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 301 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 60% of people in Machars South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Machars South
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How Machars South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of Machars South?
Machars South had 4,849 usual residents at the census.
Machars South is the 1,877th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of Dumfries and Galloway
These figures are published for the whole of Dumfries and Galloway, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dumfries and Galloway and not Machars South alone. See Dumfries and Galloway
Machars South in brief
Machars South had 4,849 usual residents at the census.
About 60% of people in Machars South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Machars South, 34.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Machars South, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.