Shetland Central
WardEast Shetland Islands. About 4,457 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 134 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 90% of people in Shetland Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Shetland Central compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of Shetland Central?
Shetland Central had 4,405 usual residents at the census.
Shetland Central is the 2,243rd 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 Shetland Central alone. See Shetland Islands
Shetland Central in brief
Shetland Central had 4,405 usual residents at the census.
About 90% of people in Shetland Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Shetland Central, 25.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Shetland Central, 1.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.