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Kinross-shire

Ward

South east Perth and Kinross. About 14,779 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 274 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 23% of people in Kinross-shire live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
14,272
Joint 983rd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
23%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
70.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Kinross-shire compares

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

Kinross-shireMiddle
Population12 wards, Perth and Kinross · 2021
Population: every ward in Perth and Kinross12 areas from 8,670 to 17,566. The middle area is 12,092. Kinross-shire is 14,272.
14,2724th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares12 wards, Perth and Kinross · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Perth and Kinross12 areas from 0.0% to 57.0%. The middle area is 17.0%. Kinross-shire is 23.0%.
23%6th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage12 wards, Perth and Kinross · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Perth and Kinross12 areas from 23.8% to 93.2%. The middle area is 45.9%. Kinross-shire is 70.0%.
70.0%4th highest
Claimant rate12 wards, Perth and Kinross · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Perth and Kinross12 areas from 1.1% to 4.4%. The middle area is 1.9%. Kinross-shire is 1.6%.
1.6%joint 2nd lowest

What is the population of Kinross-shire?

Kinross-shire had 14,272 usual residents at the census.

Kinross-shire is the joint 983rd most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Perth and Kinross

These figures are published for the whole of Perth and Kinross, not for each ward, so they describe all of Perth and Kinross and not Kinross-shire alone. See Perth and Kinross

Average house price
£231,646
Down 0.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,934
141st highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
Joint 78th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
154,930
Up 0.3% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Kinross-shire in brief

Kinross-shire had 14,272 usual residents at the census.

About 23% of people in Kinross-shire live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Kinross-shire, 70.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Kinross-shire, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.