Shetland South
Middle areaSouth east Shetland Islands. 3,946 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 154 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 41% of people in Shetland South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Shetland South
Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers.
How Shetland South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of Shetland South?
Shetland South had 3,985 usual residents at the census.
Shetland South is the 1,536th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.
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.
About 41% of people in Shetland South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
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.