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North Mainland - 02

Neighbourhood

North east Shetland Islands. 954 people in 130 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In North Mainland - 02, 28.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
974
10,467th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
28.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.8%
21,417th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020 is published for the 2011 Data Zones, whose boundaries differ from this neighbourhood’s, so it has no figure for North Mainland - 02. See deprivation across Shetland Islands

How North Mainland - 02 compares

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

North Mainland - 02Middle
Population31 neighbourhoods, Shetland Islands · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Shetland Islands31 areas from 466 to 1,037. The middle area is 725. North Mainland - 02 is 974.
9744th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage31 neighbourhoods, Shetland Islands · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Shetland Islands31 areas from 0.0% to 81.7%. The middle area is 11.8%. North Mainland - 02 is 28.7%.
28.7%10th highest
Claimant rate28 neighbourhoods, Shetland Islands · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Shetland Islands28 areas from 0.5% to 3.9%. The middle area is 1.1%. North Mainland - 02 is 1.8%.
1.8%6th highest
Aged 15 to 6431 neighbourhoods, Shetland Islands · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every neighbourhood in Shetland Islands31 areas from 53.0% to 70.4%. The middle area is 60.9%. North Mainland - 02 is 63.8%.
63.8%8th highest

Figures for the whole of Shetland Islands

These figures are published for the whole of Shetland Islands, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Shetland Islands and not North Mainland - 02 alone. See Shetland Islands

Average house price
£179,493
Down 7.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£46,527
35th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
3.9×
6th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
83.9years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
North Mainland - 02 in brief

North Mainland - 02 had 974 usual residents at the census.

In North Mainland - 02, 28.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In North Mainland - 02, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.8% of residents in North Mainland - 02 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.