Isles
Middle areaSouth Orkney Islands. 4,085 people in 492 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Isles’s wards yet.
How Isles compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
IslesMiddle
Population6 middle areas, Orkney Islands · 2021
4,1563rd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage6 middle areas, Orkney Islands · Jan 2026
43.6%2nd highest
Claimant rate6 middle areas, Orkney Islands · Aug 2026
2.7%highest
Aged 15 to 646 middle areas, Orkney Islands · 2021
56.3%lowest
Figures for the whole of Orkney Islands
These figures are published for the whole of Orkney Islands, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Orkney Islands and not Isles alone. See Orkney Islands
Isles in brief
Isles had 4,156 usual residents at the census.
In Isles, 43.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Isles, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
56.3% of residents in Isles were aged 15 to 64 at the census.