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Caol and Mallaig

Ward

South Highland. About 8,529 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2,043 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 77% of people in Caol and Mallaig live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
8,482
3,162nd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
77%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
31.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Caol and Mallaig compares

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

Caol and MallaigMiddle
Population21 wards, Highland · 2021
Population: every ward in Highland21 areas from 5,876 to 16,716. The middle area is 11,497. Caol and Mallaig is 8,482.
8,4823rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 wards, Highland · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Highland21 areas from 6.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 67.0%. Caol and Mallaig is 77.0%.
77%8th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Highland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Highland21 areas from 16.0% to 98.2%. The middle area is 74.9%. Caol and Mallaig is 31.3%.
31.3%5th lowest
Claimant rate21 wards, Highland · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Highland21 areas from 1.2% to 5.2%. The middle area is 2.0%. Caol and Mallaig is 1.9%.
1.9%joint 6th lowest

What is the population of Caol and Mallaig?

Caol and Mallaig had 8,482 usual residents at the census.

Caol and Mallaig is the 3,162nd most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Highland

These figures are published for the whole of Highland, not for each ward, so they describe all of Highland and not Caol and Mallaig alone. See Highland

Average house price
£221,136
Up 6.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,740
144th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.6×
Joint 65th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
237,260
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Caol and Mallaig in brief

Caol and Mallaig had 8,482 usual residents at the census.

About 77% of people in Caol and Mallaig live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Caol and Mallaig, 31.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Caol and Mallaig, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.