Shetland South
Middle areaSouth east Shetland Islands. 3,946 people in 154 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Shetland South’s wards yet.
How Shetland South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Figures for the whole of Shetland Islands
These figures are published for the whole of Shetland Islands, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Shetland Islands and not Shetland South alone. See Shetland Islands
Shetland South in brief
Shetland South had 3,985 usual residents at the census.
In Shetland South, 21.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Shetland South, 0.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
61.4% of residents in Shetland South were aged 15 to 64 at the census.