North Isles
WardNorth Shetland Islands. About 2,669 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 404 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 69% of people in North Isles live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How North Isles compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of North Isles?
North Isles had 2,654 usual residents at the census.
North Isles is the joint 782nd least populated of 8,397 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of Shetland Islands
These figures are published for the whole of Shetland Islands, not for each ward, so they describe all of Shetland Islands and not North Isles alone. See Shetland Islands
North Isles in brief
North Isles had 2,654 usual residents at the census.
About 69% of people in North Isles live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In North Isles, 67.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In North Isles, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.